Salem, Cherokee County, Texas

Salem, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°45′37″N95°08′19″W / 31.76028°N 95.13861°W / 31.76028; -95.13861
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cherokee
Elevation	518 ft (158 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	430 & 903
GNIS feature ID	1379008 [1]

Salem is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. ^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

History

The area in what is known as Salem today may have been settled sometime after the American Civil War. A local church acted as the community center. The church, a cemetery, and several scattered houses were located here in the mid-1930s. Most residents left after World War II, but Salem still had a cemetery and a few scattered houses in the 1990s. Joseph T. Cook is buried in the community's cemetery. It had 20 residents in 2000. ^[2]

Geography

Salem is located on Farm to Market Road 241, 3 mi (4.8 km) south of Rusk, in south-central Cherokee County. ^[2]

Education

Salem had its own school in 1897 and had 31 students enrolled. It was still operational in the mid-1930s. ^[2] Today, the community is served by the Rusk Independent School District.

Notes

1. "Salem, Texas". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Long, Christopher (April 1, 1995). "Salem, TX (Cherokee County)". tshaonline.org.