Salem, Cherokee County, Texas

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.

Salem, Texas
Salem is located in Texas
Salem
Salem
Salem is located in the United States
Salem
Salem
Coordinates: 31°45′37″N 95°08′19″W / 31.76028°N 95.13861°W / 31.76028; -95.13861
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCherokee
Elevation
518 ft (158 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1379008[1]

History

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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

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

Education

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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

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