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Welcome to New Salem ...

New Salem is located in Anderson County<1>.

New Salem is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Salem lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for New Salem: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named New Salem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named New Salem - they are located in Arkansas (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2) and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Salem.

Communities near New Salem ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Salem.

  • Anderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clemson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Seneca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Central
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Belton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hartwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pendleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pelzer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 New Salem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Salem.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New 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 New Salem.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Salem. See our Newspapers Page for New Salem.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Salem ...

Looking for more information about New 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 New Salem, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Salem.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Salem - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the New Salem area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the New Salem area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.