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.
- Thurmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
- Thurmond is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <2>
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <2>
- Dimmock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Rush Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Gatewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Beury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - East Sewell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Fayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Caperton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Keeneys Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keeneys Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Dempsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Nuttalburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nuttalburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttalburg
- Nuttalburg is located in Fayette County
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Alaska ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Beauty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Edmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <2>
- Beckwith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Beckwith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckwith <2>
- McKendree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |