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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about South Salem (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for South Salem. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for South Salem ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Salem: S. Salem

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

South Salem is located in Leon County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Leon County: Anderson, Freestone, Houston, Limestone, Madison & Robertson.

Below are the counties that are near South Salem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Salem:

  • Leon County     (The home county of South Salem)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
    • Concord
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jewett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Newby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
      • Newby is located in Leon County
    • Flynn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Leon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flynn <1>
    • Leona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <1>
    • Marquez
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Middleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Centerview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Russell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Normangee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
      • Normangee is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <1>
  • Brazos County
    • Edge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
    • Donie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Freestone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Dew
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Lanely
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
    • Oakwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <1>
    • Teague
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <1>
    • Red Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
    • Turlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
      • Turlington is located in Freestone County
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Austonio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Porter Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Cooper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
    • Farrar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Lost Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Personville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Fallon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
    • George
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
      • George is located in Madison County
    • Madisonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • North Zulch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
    • Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
    • Seale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • New Baden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Owensville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Salem, see our County-by-County Page for South Salem.

Newspapers Published in South Salem ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Salem.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Salem, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Salem.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to South Salem:

Cemeteries Near South Salem ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Salem.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Salem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.

  • Seale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seale Cemetery
  • Curtiss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtiss Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Moores Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Cemetery
  • Burleson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McMillin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillin Cemetery
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
  • Green Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
  • Flynn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flynn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Turner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Woodward Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodward Cemetery
    • Culton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Culton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culton Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find South Salem in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Salem.

These communities are listed based on their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.

  • Concord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jewett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
    • Leona is located in Leon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <1>
  • Marquez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Middleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
  • Buffalo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Guys Store
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
    • Guys Store is located in Leon County
  • Russell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Leon County
  • Farrar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
  • Keechi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keechi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keechi
    • Keechi is located in Leon County
  • Seale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Luna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
      • Luna is located in Freestone County
    • Oletha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oletha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
      • Oletha is located in Limestone County
    • Bald Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Salem. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Salem.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2680, Longitude: -96.0716       In this case, the coordinates for South Salem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 South Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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