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Welcome to Salem Crossroads ...

Salem Crossroads is located in Fairfield County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Salem Crossroads: Salem Xrds.

Salem Crossroads is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Salem Crossroads: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Salem Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Salem Crossroads: This one is located in Fairfield County and the other is located in Horry County.

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

Websites for Salem Crossroads ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Salem Crossroads, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Salem Crossroads ...

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

  • Winnsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Chapin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>
  • Whitmire
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Prosperity
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlisle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pomaria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Peak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Newberry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>
  • Jenkinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Monticello
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Fairfield County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salem Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salem Crossroads - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Salem Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Salem Crossroads 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.