Welcome to Salem ...Salem is located in Rutherford County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Salem, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888. When the people of Salem refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Salemite<2> Salem is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Salem lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Salem ...While we believe that this Salem is located in Rutherford County, we know of another 6 Tennessee communities named Salem. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cocke, Henry, Lewis, Montgomery, Tipton and Weakley County. Beyond Tennessee, there are 122 communities that are also named Salem - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (5), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (8), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (7), Kentucky (4), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (6), Missouri (4), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (8), Nova Scotia, Ohio (7), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (6), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Texas (8), Utah, Virginia (5), West Virginia (3), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salem. Websites for Salem ...Chamber of Commerce: www.rutherfordchamber.org/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Salem, the following might be of interest: Communities near Salem ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salem.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salem. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Salem. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Salem. See our Newspapers Page for Salem. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salem ...Looking for more information about 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 Salem, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Salem. Adding Salem to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Salem in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Salem was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888). For more details, see References and Mentions for Salem. Footnotes ...
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