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. 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)
UN/LOCODE
US K2S
Open location code
869H7Q74+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
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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: “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”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: New Salem and Levias.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Salem Post Office and Salem Cemetery.

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