Salem, Jay County, Indiana

Salem
Unincorporated community
Salem
Coordinates: 40°18′37″N 84°50′36″W / 40.31028°N 84.84333°W / 40.31028; -84.84333Coordinates: 40°18′37″N 84°50′36″W / 40.31028°N 84.84333°W / 40.31028; -84.84333
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jay
Township	Madison
Elevation^[1]	1,030 ft (310 m)
ZIP code	47390
FIPS code	18-67374^[2]
GNIS feature ID	442874

Salem is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.

Salem was founded in 1837.^[3]

Geography

Salem is located at 40°18′37″N 84°50′36″W / 40.31028°N 84.84333°W / 40.31028; -84.84333.

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was laid out on June 4, 1837...

Municipalities and communities of Jay County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Portland

Cities	Dunkirk‡ Portland

Towns	Bryant Pennville Redkey Salamonia

Townships	Bearcreek Greene Jackson Jefferson Knox Madison Noble Penn Pike Richland Wabash Wayne

Unincorporated communities	Antioch Antiville Balbec Bellfountain Blaine Bloomfield Bluff Point Boundary City Brice Center College Corner Collett Como Corkwell Fiat Greene Jay City Kitt Liber New Corydon New Mount Pleasant Noble Pleasant Ridge Poling Pony Powers Ridertown Salem Trinity West Liberty Westchester

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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