Lincoln’s New Salem

Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site is a reconstruction of the former village of New Salem in , where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837.
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site”, “Lincoln’s New Salem, IL”, and “Lincoln’s New Salem, Illinois”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petersburg and Tallula.

Photo: Matt Turner, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in and the county seat of , United States, on the bluffs and part of the floodplain overlooking the .

Village
is a village in , , United States. It was founded in 1857 by William G. Greene. The population was 434 at the 2020 census, down from 488 in 2010. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 6 miles west of Lincoln’s New Salem.

Village
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is a city in , , United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 6 miles east of Lincoln’s New Salem.

Lincoln’s New Salem

Latitude
39.97383° or 39° 58′ 26″ north
Longitude
-89.83878° or 89° 50′ 20″ west
Open location code
86FGX5F6+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 300861633
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3658797
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Lincoln’s New Salem” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لينكون نيو سالم”
  • Bulgarian: “Линкълнс Ню Сейлъм”
  • Bulgarian: “Ню Салем на Линкълн”
  • Bulgarian: “Ню Салем”
  • Chinese: “新塞勒姆 (伊利諾伊州默納德縣)”
  • Chinese: “新塞勒姆”
  • Chinese: “林肯的新萨勒姆”
  • Chinese: “林肯的新薩勒姆”
  • French: “Lincoln’s New Salem”
  • German: “Lincoln’s New Salem”
  • Haitian: “New Salem, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “New Salem”
  • Hebrew: “ניו סיילם של לינקולן”
  • Italian: “Lincoln’s New Salem”
  • Japanese: “ニューセイラム”
  • Japanese: “リンカーンズ・ニュー・セイラム”
  • Slovenian: “Lincoln’s New Salem”
  • Urdu: “لنکنز نیو سیلم”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lincolns New Salem State Park and Lincoln’s New Salem Visitor Information.

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