Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Salem had a population of 5,516 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Salem had a population of 4,713 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Acton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hancocks Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmersville is located in Salem County
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- Alloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mowers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mowers is located in Salem County
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- Port Penn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
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- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Salem County
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- Delaware City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fenwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fenwick is located in Salem County
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- Sharptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharptown is located in Salem County
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- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reybold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reybold is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reybold
- Friesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yorktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Salem County
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- Saint Georges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cohansey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey
- Aldine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paulding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paulding is located in Salem County
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- Point Airy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Point Airy is located in Salem County
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- Farnhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Red Lion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Corbit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corbit is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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