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Nearest Communities to Salem,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Salem, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Salem:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Salem is located in Okmulgee County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Okmulgee County: Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Tulsa & Wagoner.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 99 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Salem. Of these communities, 72 are located in counties other than Okmulgee County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Salem (which is Okmulgee County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Salem

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Okmulgee County   (where Salem resides)
    • County Seat for Okmulgee:   Okmulgee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Kusa
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Kusa is located in Okmulgee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kusa
      • Dewar
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Gulftown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Gulftown is located in Okmulgee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulftown
      • Spelter City
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
      • Sunrise
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Sunrise is located in Okmulgee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
      • Henryetta
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dighton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Dighton is located in Okmulgee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
      • Coalton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bryant
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Bryant is located in Okmulgee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Grayson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Hoffman
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Schulter
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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        • Wilson
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Wilson is located in Okmulgee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
        • Brundidge
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Brundidge is located in Okmulgee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
        • Morris
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Okmulgee
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Eram
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Eram is located in Okmulgee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eram
        • Park Wheeler Corner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Park Wheeler Corner is located in Okmulgee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Wheeler Corner
        • Preston
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Pumpkin Center
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Pumpkin Center is located in Okmulgee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
        • Nuyaka
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Nuyaka is located in Okmulgee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuyaka
        • Laden
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Laden is located in Okmulgee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laden
        • Natura
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Natura is located in Okmulgee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natura
        • Bald Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Bald Hill is located in Okmulgee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
        • Beggs
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Dentonville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Dentonville is located in Okmulgee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentonville
        • Winchester
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Creek County
  • Hughes County
    • County Seat for Hughes:   Holdenville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Dustin
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Dustin is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Carson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Carson is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Wetumka
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamar
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Horntown
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Horntown is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Yeager
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Yeager is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • McIntosh County
    • County Seat for McIntosh:   Eufaula
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Lenna
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Lenna is located in McIntosh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenna
      • Vernon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Vernon is located in McIntosh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Raiford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Raiford is located in McIntosh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiford
      • Pierce
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Pierce is located in McIntosh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Stidham
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hanna
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hitchita
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Vivian
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fame
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Fame is located in McIntosh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
      • Richardsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Carters Corner
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mellette
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Mellette is located in McIntosh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellette
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Brush Hill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Brush Hill is located in McIntosh County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hill
        • Eufaula
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Onapa
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Checotah
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Rentiesville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Texanna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Texanna is located in McIntosh County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texanna
        • Duchess Landing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
        • Shady Grove
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Muskogee County
  • Okfuskee County
    • County Seat for Okfuskee:   Okemah
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Bookertee
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Bookertee is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookertee
      • Pharoah
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Weleetka
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sunrise
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunrise is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
      • Clearview
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Woodard Corner
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Woodard Corner is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Corner
      • Oriental
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Oriental is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
      • Last Chance
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Last Chance is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Okemah
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Morse
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Morse is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
      • Okfuskee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Haydenville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Haydenville is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Mason
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Bearden
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Castle
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Ixl
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Pittsburg County
  • Seminole County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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