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 4,515 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Salem had a population of 175,891 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Chemawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Dencer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dencer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dencer
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macleay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Derry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Derry is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Marion County
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- Crowley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rickreall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cochrane ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cochrane is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Aumsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clymer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
- Willard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Marion County
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- McCoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Stayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ale
- Sublimity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Downs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gervais
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Perrydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perrydale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrydale
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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