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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 in 1895, Salem had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Salem had a population of 153 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.

  • Eastatoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastatoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe
    • Eastatoe is located in Pickens County
  • Jocassee ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jocassee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocassee
    • Jocassee is located in Oconee County
  • Nine Times
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nine Times. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
    • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nine Times
    • From Salem to Nine Times
  • Walhalla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Six Mile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nimmons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
    • Nimmons is located in Pickens County
  • Mountain Rest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Crow Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
    • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crow Creek
    • From Salem to Crow Creek
  • Whetstone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whetstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
    • Whetstone is located in Oconee County
  • Pine Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
    • Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Richland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Seneca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Calhoun is located in Pickens County
  • Central
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highlands
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Longcreek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cashiers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Retreat
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Retreat is located in Oconee County
  • Knob ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
    • Knob is located in Pickens County
  • Pendleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Battle Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harbin ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Harbin is located in Oconee County
  • Oakway
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
    • Oakway is located in Oconee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oakway
    • From Salem to Oakway
  • East Fork
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
    • East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Fork
    • From Salem to East Fork

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The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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