Welcome to Salem Depot ...

Salem Depot is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salem Depot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.

Salem Depot is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Salem Depot lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Salem Depot: 603

Communities near Salem Depot ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salem Depot.

• Manchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Lowell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Nashua
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
• Lawrence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Haverhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Methuen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
• Billerica
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• Andover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
• Chelmsford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
• Derry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Salem Depot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salem Depot.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Salem Depot. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salem Depot.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Salem Depot. See our Newspapers Page for Salem Depot.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salem Depot ...

Looking for more information about Salem Depot? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Salem Depot, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Salem Depot.

Adding Salem Depot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salem Depot in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Salem Depot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Salem Depot post office opened in 1863. The Salem Depot post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salem Depot.