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
editNorth 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]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Salem, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22, ISBN 0899332242
- ^ a b "Linn County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
40°01′53″N 92°59′19″W / 40.03139°N 92.98861°W
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