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History · Salome

Salome dates to 1904

Most of Salome was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977.

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0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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How Salome began

When was Salome founded?

1904

Salome dates its founding to 1904 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1905.

2020 census: 1,162122 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1905.

What stands out about Salome’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Salome are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Salome, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Salome yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Salome (locally , Tolkepaya Yavapai: Wiltaika) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,162 at the 2020 census. It was established in 1904 by Dick Wick Hall, Ernest Hall and Charles Pratt, and was named after Pratt's wife, Grace Salome Pratt.

Salome was established in 1904. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,530 to 1,162 (-24%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Salome, decade by decade

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Newly repainted A&C C44-9Ws 4402, 4401, and 44032023Newly repainted A&C C44-9Ws 4402, 4401, and 4403Salome-Little Roadside Chapel -20042021Salome-Little Roadside Chapel -2004Salome-1-Marker2021Salome-1-Marker
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Salome’s post office has been open since 1905.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Gone or out of use
Campbell House ClaimmineSalome Airportairport

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Wenden1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Salome’s history

What year was Salome founded?

In 1904, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Salome’s post office opened in 1905.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.