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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Salem had a population of 527 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Salem had a population of 8,866 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Salem, with the one closest to Salem listed first.
- Payson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spanish Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benjamin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Santaquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thistle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Provo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indianola is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
- Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- American Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nephi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mammoth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hill Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Top is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mammoth Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mammoth Junction is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Junction
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wallsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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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