Welcome to New Salem ...

New Salem is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

New Salem is located in Rusk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Salem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

New Salem is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for New Salem: (903) & (430)<3>

Communities Also Named New Salem ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Henderson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Rusk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <4>
• Troup
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
  • Troup is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <4>
• New Summerfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
  • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <4>
• Cushing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <4>
• Gallatin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <4>
• Mount Enterprise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <4>
• Reklaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <4>
• Ponta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Ponta is located in Cherokee 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.

Adding New Salem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 for New Salem was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found New Salem in the book titled .<6> From that list, the New Salem post office opened in 1849.

For more details, see References and Mentions 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/