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 south of the Linn-Sullivan county line and Missouri Route O. Browning is 8.5 miles 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]

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.

40°01′53″N 92°59′19″W / 40.03139°N 92.98861°W / 40.03139; -92.98861


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