New Salem, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
40°59′17″N 79°14′39″W / 40.98806°N 79.24417°W / 40.98806; -79.24417New Salem is an unincorporated community in Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1][2] It has also been known as Salem. The community is 24.1 miles (38.8 km) northeast of Kittanning and 7.1 miles (11.4 km) east of New Bethlehem.
History
New Salem was laid out between 1850 and 1853.[3] New Salem appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[4] A post office called Pierce was established in 1853 and remained in operation until 1932.[5]
References
- ^ a b "New Salem". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Soil Survey". nrcs.usda.gov. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
- ^ Robert Walter Smith. "History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 7, psge 197". Chicago : Waterman, Watkins. 1883. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 67". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co., 1876. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
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Municipalities and communities of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Kittanning
communities
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- Rimer
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