Salem

Salem is a home rule-class city in , , in the United States. Salem is part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan statistical area.
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  • Type: Village with 764 residents
  • Description: city in Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: Salem, Kentucky” and “Salem, KY
  • Postal code: 42078

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midway and Lola.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 4½ miles northeast of Salem.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The community is at the intersection of Kentucky routes 138 and 838 approximately 1.2 miles southwest of the Livingston- county line. is situated 5 miles northwest of Salem.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community within , , United States. is situated 6 miles east of Salem.

Salem

Latitude
37.2645° or 37° 15′ 52″ north
Longitude
-88.2442° or 88° 14′ 39″ west
Population
764
Elevation
443 feet (135 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US K2S
Open location code
869H7Q74+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153781810
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4307315
Wiki­data ID
Q2779641
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Salem” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: سالم
  • Basque: Salem
  • Catalan: Salem
  • Cebuano: Salem
  • Chechen: Сейлем
  • Chinese: Salem
  • Chinese: 塞勒姆
  • Czech: Salem
  • Danish: Salem
  • Dutch: Salem
  • Egyptian Arabic: سالم
  • French: Salem
  • German: Salem
  • Gilaki: سیلم
  • Greek: Σάλεμ
  • Haitian: Salem, Kentucky
  • Haitian: Salem
  • Ido: Salem, Kentucky
  • Ido: Salem
  • Irish: Salem
  • Italian: Salem
  • Kazakh: Салем
  • Kirghiz: Салем
  • Ladin: Salem
  • Malagasy: Salem, Kentucky
  • Malagasy: Salem
  • Mazanderani: سیلم
  • Min Nan Chinese: Salem
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Salem
  • Norwegian: Salem
  • Persian: سیلم، کنتاکی
  • Persian: سیلم
  • Polish: Salem
  • Portuguese: Salem
  • Russian: Сейлем
  • Serbian: Сејлем
  • Serbo-Croatian: Salem, Kentucky
  • Serbo-Croatian: Salem
  • Slovak: Salem
  • South Azerbaijani: سیلم، کنتاکی
  • Spanish: Salem
  • Swedish: Salem, Kentucky
  • Swedish: Salem
  • Tatar: Сейлем (Кентукки)
  • Tatar: Сейлем
  • Ukrainian: Сейлем
  • Urdu: سیلم، کینٹکی
  • Urdu: سیلم
  • Uzbek: Salem
  • Volapük: Salem

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Notable Places Nearby

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