North Salem, Missouri

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North Salem is an unincorporated community in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on a county road approximately one mile (1.6 km) south of the Linn-Sullivan county line and Missouri Route O. Browning is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) west on Route O. West Yellow Creek flows past west of the location. [2]

History

North Salem was originally called Whig Town, and under the latter name was laid out in 1840, and named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were Whigs in politics. [3] The town site was replatted in 1858, and named after Salem, Indiana, the native home of an early settler. [3] A post office called North Salem was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 1953. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Salem, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22, ISBN   0899332242
  3. 1 2 "Linn County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

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