Welcome to North Salem ...
North Salem is located in Westchester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Salem, you might consider that their post office opened in 1819.
A typical abbreviation for North Salem: N. Salem
North Salem is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Salem lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named North Salem ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named North Salem - they are located in Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Salem.
Websites for North Salem ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.westchester.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Salem, the following might be of interest:
Communities near North Salem ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Salem.
- Stamford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stamford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Norwalk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- Danbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
- Trumbull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Trumbull is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,438 people
- Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Westport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
- Newtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <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 North Salem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Salem.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Salem. 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 North Salem.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Salem. See our Newspapers Page for North Salem.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Salem ...
Looking for more information about North Salem? 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 North Salem, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Salem.
Adding North Salem to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Salem 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 for North Salem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the North Salem post office opened in 1819.
We also found North Salem in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Salem.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Westchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Salem - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |