Welcome to New Salem ...

New Salem is located in the Texas Panhandle.

New Salem is located in Palo Pinto County<1>.

The location of New Salem has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

New Salem is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Salem lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named New Salem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named New Salem: This one is located in Palo Pinto County and the other is located in Rusk County.

Beyond Texas, 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), South Carolina and Tennessee (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.

• Mineral Wells
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
  • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <4>
• Tolar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar
  • Tolar is located in Hood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolar <4>
• Lipan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
  • Lipan is located in Hood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <4>
• Gordon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Gordon is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <4>
• Millsap
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
  • Millsap is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <4>
• Mingus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
  • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <4>
• Cool
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
  • Cool is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Santo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
  • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <4>
• Dennis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Dennis is located in Parker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennis <4>
• Wolters Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
  • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto 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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Salem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/