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>
While we didn't find Salem in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Salem. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Jeddo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- String Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
- Delhi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Cistern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Waelder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Colony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Red Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Stellar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- Sandy Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Upton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Tilmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
- Hills Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Muldoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flatonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bastrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Praha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Praha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
- Praha has also been known as:
- Hottentot
- Cedar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nickel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nickel is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
- Lytton Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Lockhart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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. |
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