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Communities Also Named Salem ...
We found 127 communities that share the name Salem.
There are five communities within Ontario that are also named Salem.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another 116 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 116 communities, eight 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.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Salem #1
- This Salem lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- The profile page for Salem #2
- This Salem lies 128 miles [206 km] to the east.
- The profile page for Salem #3
- This Salem lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east.
- The profile page for Salem #4
- This Salem lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east.
- The profile page for Salem #5
- This Salem lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the east.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Salem is located in Dallas County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the south 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 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the south 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 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the south 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 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the south 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 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the 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 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the 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 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the 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 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the 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 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- 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 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the south.
- 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 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the south 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 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the south 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 645 miles [1,038 km] to the south 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 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the south.
- 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 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the south.
- 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 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the south 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 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the west.
- 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 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the 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 442 miles [711.3 km] to the west southwest.
- 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 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
- 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 315 miles [506.9 km] to the 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 358 miles [576.1 km] to the south 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 450 miles [724.2 km] to the 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 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- 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 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- 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 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the 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 440 miles [708.1 km] to the south 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 443 miles [712.9 km] to the south 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 519 miles [835.2 km] to the south 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 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the east.
- 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 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
- 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 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the east.
- 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 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
- 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 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the south 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 960 miles [1,545 km] to the 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 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the south 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 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the south 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 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the 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 610 miles [981.7 km] to the west southwest.
- 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 1,442 miles [2,320.7 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 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- 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 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the east.
- 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 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
- 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 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- 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 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the east.
- 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 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the south.
- 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 553 miles [890 km] to the south.
- 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 595 miles [957.6 km] to the south.
- 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 577 miles [928.6 km] to the south southeast.
- 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 606 miles [975.3 km] to the south southeast.
- 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 572 miles [920.5 km] to the south.
- 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 536 miles [862.6 km] to the south.
- 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 520 miles [836.9 km] to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Salem.
- Nova Scotia
- This Salem lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
- 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 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the south.
- 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 306 miles [492.5 km] to the south.
- 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 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the 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 978 miles [1,573.9 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].
- Oregon
- Marion County
- This Salem is located in Marion County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 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 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- 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 337 miles [542.3 km] to the southeast.
- 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 187 miles [300.9 km] to the south southeast.
- 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 316 miles [508.6 km] to the southeast.
- 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 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the south.
- 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 663 miles [1,067 km] to the south.
- 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 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the south.
- 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 799 miles [1,285.9 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 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the south.
- 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 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the 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 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the south 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 612 miles [984.9 km] to the 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 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the south 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 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the 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 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the 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 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km] to the 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 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km] to the 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 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km] to the 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 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km] to the 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 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km] to the 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 1,572 miles [2,529.9 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 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- 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 399 miles [642.1 km] to the south southeast.
- 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 471 miles [758 km] to the south.
- 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 570 miles [917.3 km] to the south southeast.
- 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 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the south.
- 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 331 miles [532.7 km] to the south.
- 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 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south southeast.
- 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 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- 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 546 miles [878.7 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: 4,097 miles [6,593.5 km]<1> to the northeast
- Wales
- Distance: 3,442 miles [5,539.4 km]<1> to the northeast
- Indonesia
- Distance: 9,810 miles [15,787.7 km]<1> to the north northwest
- Jamaica
- Distance: 1,781 miles [2,866.2 km]<1> to the south
- Montserrat
- Distance: 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the southeast
- South Africa
- Distance: 8,597 miles [13,835.5 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.
- Bluevale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluevale
- Clover Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eden Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ellengowan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellengowan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellengowan
- Lake Rosalind
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Egypt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Egypt
- Malcolm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcolm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Maple Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pearl Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Lake
- Purple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purple Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Grove
- Riversdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riversdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversdale
- Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Salem to ...
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 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). 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 four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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 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: 44.0554, Longitude: -81.3019 |
| <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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 310.194 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.845 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.679 degrees. |
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