Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Salem came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Salem in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Salem. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Salem data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Salem:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Salem is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Salem in these Censuses: 2010-2000. See our Census Page for Salem for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Salem. See our Misc Page for Salem for more information.