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History · Salem Township

33% of Salem Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on.

0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Salem Township’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 Salem Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19073 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1972. Watch Salem Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Salem Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Salem Township on the map, 1907 to 1972

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Salem Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Salem Township on the 1907 USGS mapSalem Township on the 1963 USGS mapSalem Township on the 1972 USGS map1907Foxburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Salem Township.

The story so far

Salem Township, in brief

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

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 881 in 2010, 896 in 2020.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
LamartinePilgrimhamSnively Corners
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Salem Township
CrossroadsRichland PresbyterianSaint Luke's TriangleSalem Lutheran ChurchSalem United Church of Christ

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.

Richland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAshland TownshipIts storyBRichland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeaver TownshipIts storyB

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.