We found 123 communities that share the name Salem.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Salem.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 116 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 116 communities, nine are located in Canada and 114 are in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Salem, we know of six communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
This Salem is located in Dallas County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Salem.
Fayette County
This Salem is located in Fayette County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Salem.
Lee County
This Salem is located in Lee County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Salem.
Limestone County
This Salem is located in Limestone County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Salem.
Arkansas
Faulkner County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Salem [Faulkner County].
Fulton County
This Salem is located in Fulton County and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Salem.
Ouachita County
This Salem is located in Ouachita County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Salem.
Pike County
This Salem is located in Pike County and lies 1,734 miles [2,790.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Salem.
Saline County
This Salem is located in Saline County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Salem.
Connecticut
New London County
This Salem is located in New London County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Salem.
Florida
Taylor County
This Salem is located in Taylor County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Salem.
Georgia
Catoosa County
This Salem is located in Catoosa County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Salem.
Douglas County
This Salem is located in Douglas County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Salem.
Fannin County
This Salem is located in Fannin County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Salem.
Lincoln County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Salem [Lincoln County].
Oconee County
This Salem is located in Oconee County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Salem.
Richmond County
This Salem is located in Richmond County and lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Salem.
Upson County
This Salem is located in Upson County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Salem.
Walker County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Salem [Walker County].
Idaho
Madison County
This Salem is located in Madison County and lies 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Salem.
Illinois
Marion County
This Salem is located in Marion County and lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Salem.
Stephenson County
This Salem is located in Stephenson County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephenson County community of Salem.
Indiana
Adams County
This Salem is located in Adams County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Salem.
Jay County
This Salem is located in Jay County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Salem.
Union County
This Salem is located in Union County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Salem.
Washington County
This Salem is located in Washington County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Salem.
Iowa
Henry County
This Salem is located in Henry County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Salem.
Kansas
Crawford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Salem [Crawford County].
Douglas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Salem [Douglas County].
Jewell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Salem [Jewell County].
Leavenworth County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Salem [Leavenworth County].
Rawlins County
This Salem is located in Rawlins County and lies 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rawlins County community of Salem.
Reno County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Salem [Reno County].
Smith County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Salem [Smith County].
Kentucky
Livingston County
This Salem is located in Livingston County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Salem.
Montgomery County
This Salem is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Salem.
Morgan County
This Salem is located in Morgan County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Salem.
Russell County
This Salem is located in Russell County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Salem.
Maine
Franklin County
This Salem is located in Franklin County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Salem.
Maryland
Dorchester County
This Salem is located in Dorchester County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Salem.
Massachusetts
Essex County
This Salem is located in Essex County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Salem.
Michigan
Macomb County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Salem.
Washtenaw County
This Salem is located in Washtenaw County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Salem.
Mississippi
Benton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Salem [Benton County].
Chickasaw County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Salem [Chickasaw County].
Covington County
This Salem is located in Covington County and lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Salem.
Hinds County
This Salem is located in Hinds County and lies 1,688 miles [2,716.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Salem.
Leake County
This Salem is located in Leake County and lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Salem.
Walthall County
This Salem is located in Walthall County and lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walthall County community of Salem.
Missouri
Caldwell County
Although located in Caldwell County, we don't know the location within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Salem.
Daviess County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Salem [Daviess County].
Dent County
This Salem is located in Dent County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Salem.
Lewis County
This Salem is located in Lewis County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Salem.
Montana
Cascade County
This Salem is located in Cascade County and lies 2,193 miles [3,529.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Salem.
Nebraska
Richardson County
This Salem is located in Richardson County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richardson County community of Salem.
New Brunswick
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Salem.
New Hampshire
Rockingham County
This Salem is located in Rockingham County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Salem.
New Jersey
Salem County
This Salem is located in Salem County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Salem.
New Mexico
Dona Ana County
This Salem is located in Dona Ana County and lies 2,439 miles [3,925.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Salem.
New York
Washington County
This Salem is located in Washington County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Salem.
North Carolina
Burke County
This Salem is located in Burke County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Salem.
Forsyth County
This Salem is located in Forsyth County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Salem.
Lincoln County
This Salem is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Salem.
Nash County
This Salem is located in Nash County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Salem.
Pasquotank County
This Salem is located in Pasquotank County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Salem.
Randolph County
This Salem is located in Randolph County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Salem.
Rockingham County
This Salem is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Salem.
Surry County
This Salem is located in Surry County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Salem.
Ohio
Brown County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Brown County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Salem.
Columbiana County
This Salem is located in Columbiana County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Salem.
Hamilton County
This community is historic and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Salem.
Marion County
This community is historic and although located in Marion County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Salem.
Perry County
This Salem is located in Perry County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Salem.
Tuscarawas County
This community is historic and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Salem.
Warren County
This community is historic and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Salem.
Oklahoma
Adair County
This Salem is located in Adair County and lies 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Salem.
Okmulgee County
This Salem is located in Okmulgee County and lies 1,800 miles [2,896.8 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okmulgee County community of Salem.
Washita County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Salem [Washita County].
Ontario
This Salem lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the west.
Oregon
Marion County
This Salem is located in Marion County and lies 2,792 miles [4,493.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Salem.
Pennsylvania
Clearfield County
This Salem is located in Clearfield County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Salem.
Franklin County
This Salem is located in Franklin County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Salem.
Mercer County
This Salem is located in Mercer County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Salem.
Snyder County
This Salem is located in Snyder County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snyder County community of Salem.
South Carolina
Anderson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Salem [Anderson County].
Florence County
This Salem is located in Florence County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Salem.
Marlboro County
This Salem is located in Marlboro County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Salem.
Oconee County
This Salem is located in Oconee County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Salem.
South Dakota
McCook County
This Salem is located in McCook County and lies 1,625 miles [2,615.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCook County community of Salem.
Tennessee
Cocke County
This Salem is located in Cocke County and lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Salem.
Henry County
This Salem is located in Henry County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Salem.
Lewis County
This Salem is located in Lewis County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Salem.
Montgomery County
This Salem is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Salem.
Rutherford County
This Salem is located in Rutherford County and lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Salem.
Tipton County
This Salem is located in Tipton County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Salem.
Weakley County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Salem [Weakley County].
Texas
Bastrop County
This Salem is located in Bastrop County and lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Salem.
Cherokee County
This Salem is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Salem.
Grimes County
Although located in Grimes County, we don't know the location within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Salem.
Milam County
This Salem is located in Milam County and lies 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Salem.
Newton County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Newton County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Salem.
Smith County
This Salem is located in Smith County and lies 1,888 miles [3,038.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Salem.
Victoria County
This Salem is located in Victoria County and lies 2,117 miles [3,407 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Victoria County community of Salem.
Wood County
This Salem is located in Wood County and lies 1,888 miles [3,038.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Salem.
Utah
Utah County
This Salem is located in Utah County and lies 2,400 miles [3,862.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Salem.
Virginia
Culpeper County
This Salem is located in Culpeper County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Salem.
Page County
This Salem is located in Page County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Salem.
Roanoke County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Salem [Roanoke County].
Salem City
This Salem is located in Salem City and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Salem.
Virginia Beach City
This Salem is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Salem.
West Virginia
Fayette County
This Salem is located in Fayette County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Salem.
Harrison County
This Salem is located in Harrison County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Salem.
Preston County
This Salem is located in Preston County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Salem.
Wisconsin
Kenosha County
This Salem is located in Kenosha County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Salem.
Pierce County
This Salem is located in Pierce County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Salem.
Wyoming
Laramie County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Salem [Laramie County].
Communities Beyond North America ...
Germany
Distance: 3,339 miles [5,373.6 km]<1> to the east northeast
Wales
Distance: 2,685 miles [4,321.1 km]<1> to the east northeast
Indonesia
Distance: 9,731 miles [15,660.5 km]<1> to the north
Jamaica
Distance: 2,030 miles [3,267 km]<1> to the south southwest
Montserrat
Distance: 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km]<1> to the south
South Africa
Distance: 7,847 miles [12,628.5 km]<1> to the east southeast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salem ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Glenville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Junction Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salt Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truemanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Salem to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Salem and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Salem to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,673 miles [5,911.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7674, Longitude: -64.1178
<2>
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.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Salem could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Salem to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.073 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.698 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.289 degrees.