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Nearest Communities to Salem,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Salem, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Salem:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Salem is located in Utah County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Utah County: Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Tooele & Wasatch.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 114 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Salem. Of these communities, 29 are located in counties other than Utah County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Salem (which is Utah County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Salem

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Utah County   (where Salem resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.utahcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Utah:   Provo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Lewis
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Lewis is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Woodland Hills
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Woodland Hills is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
      • Leland
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Leland is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Benjamin Station
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk Ridge
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Elk Ridge is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
      • Payson
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spanish Fork
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Moark Junction
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Moark Junction is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark Junction
      • Sutro
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Sutro is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
      • Benjamin
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gomex
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Gomex is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomex
      • Lake Shore
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Lake Shore is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
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        • Spring Lake
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Covered Bridge Canyon
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Palmyra
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • West Mountain
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • West Mountain is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
        • Castilla
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Castilla is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castilla
        • Mapleton
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Santaquin
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Springville
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Keigley
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Keigley is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keigley
        • Townsend
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Townsend is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
        • Genola
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Genola is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
        • Ironton ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Ironton was located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
        • Birdseye
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Thistle ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Provo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Pines
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Pines is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines
        • Patrick Place
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Patrick Place is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Place
        • Rio
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Rio is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
        • Lakeview
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Pleasant View
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Pleasant View is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
        • Goshen
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Goshen ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Goshen was located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
          • Former names for Goshen:
          • Lower Goshen
          • Mechanicsville
          • Sandtown
          • Sodom
          • Goshen has also been known as:
          • Old Goshen
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Goshen
          • From Salem to Goshen
        • Lant
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Lant is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lant
        • Curtis
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Curtis is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
        • Three Forks
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Three Forks is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
        • Edgemont
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Edgemont is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
        • Geneva ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Orem
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Snow
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Snow is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
        • Elberta
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Mosida ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Caryhurst
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Caryhurst is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryhurst
        • Orem Station
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Orem Station is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orem Station
        • Pelican Point ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Bunker
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Christmas City
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Christmas City is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
        • Olmstead
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Vineyard
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Vineyard is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
        • Hillside ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Hillside was located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
        • Canyon Glen
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Canyon Glen is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Glen
        • Nunns
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Nunns is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunns
        • Springdell
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Springdell is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
        • Wicks
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Wicks is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks
        • Mill Fork ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Hardy
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Hardy is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
        • Lindon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Lindon is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindon
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,462 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindon <3>
        • Pleasant Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Vivian Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Wing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Wing is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
        • Dividend ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Wildwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Wildwood is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
        • Homansville ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • West Portal
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • West Portal is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
        • American Fork
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Sundance
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Saratoga Resort
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Saratoga Resort is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Resort
        • Saratoga Springs
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Aspen Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Sky View
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Sky View is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
        • Cedar Hills
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Eagle Mountain
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Tucker ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Highland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Clinton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Clinton is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
        • Fairfield
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Mutual Dell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Lehi
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Lehi is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <3>
        • Gilluly
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Gilluly is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilluly
        • Alpine
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Cedar Fort
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Silver Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Juab County
  • Salt Lake County
  • Sanpete County
    • County Website:   https://www.sanpetecountyutah.gov/
    • County Seat for Sanpete:   Manti
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salem   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
      • Indianola
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Indianola is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
      • 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
      • Milburn
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Milburn is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Oak Creek
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Oak Creek is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
      • Fountain Green
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Tooele County
  • Wasatch County
  • Weber County

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Salem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.