Salem may refer to:

Places

Canada

Ontario

* Bruce County **

Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario Salem is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie, Bruce County in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The community is in geographic Elderslie Township at the intersection of Concession 10 Eldersli ...

, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie ** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce * Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part of the Town of Mono * Salem, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, in the municipality of Clarington * Salem, Frontenac County, Ontario, in the municipality of South Frontenac *

Salem, Northumberland County Salem is a Dispersed Rural Community and unincorporated place in the municipal township of Cramahe, Northhumberland County in southern Ontario, Canada. The community is on Northumberland County Road 2 (formerly Ontario Highway 2) about east ...

, in the municipality of Cramahe * Salem, Wellington County, in the municipality of Centre Wellington

Germany

* Salem, Baden-Württemberg, a municipality in the Bodensee district **

Salem Abbey Salem Abbey (german: Kloster Salem) was a very prominent Cistercian monastery in Salem in the district of Bodensee about ten miles from Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The buildings are now owned by the State of Baden-Württemberg and ...

(Reichskloster Salem), a monastery ** Schule Schloss Salem, Germany (also referred to as Salem College, with a section called Salem International College) * Salem, Schleswig-Holstein

Holy Land (Israel, Palestine)

* Salem (Bible), the home of Melchizedek as given in Genesis 14:18, possibly to be identified with Jerusalem *

Salem, Ma'ale Iron Salem or Salim ( ar, سالم, he, סאלם) is an Arab village in Israel's Haifa District. The village is in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle, 4 kilometers northeast of Umm al-Fahm. Since 1996, it has been under the jurisdiction o ...

, Israel * Salim, Nablus, Palestine, alternate official spelling: "Salem"

India

Salem, Tamil Nadu Salem (), is a major city in Salem district, located on the banks of Thirumanimutharu river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Salem is the sixth largest urban agglomeration and metropolitan city in the state by population next to Chennai, ...

** Salem City Municipal Corporation, the governing body of the city of Salem ** Salem metropolitan area (India) **

Salem district Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the dis ...

, the district of Tamil Nadu in which the city of Salem is located *

Salem railway division Salem division is one of the six divisions of Southern Railway zone. Its headquarters is at Salem, Tamil Nadu. History Salem Railway Division is the newest division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It was carved out of the ...

, a part of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways

Sweden

* Salem Municipality, a municipality in Stockholm County **

Salem, Sweden Salem () is the seat of Salem Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Statistically it is a part of the bimunicipal contiguously built-up Tumba, Sweden, Tumba urban area.

, the seat of Salem Municipality

United Kingdom

Salem, Cornwall Salem is a hamlet west of Chacewater, Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a Historic counties of England, historic county and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic ...

, England * Salem, an area of

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, w ...

, England *

Salem, Ceredigion Salem is a small Welsh village in Ceredigion, located between the Afon Stewi and Nant Seilo rivers. The closest village is Penrhyn-coch. The Salem Independent Church was built in 1864, in a similar style to the older church at Capel Bangor. I ...

, Wales * Salem, village near

Llandeilo Llandeilo () is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Towy by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. Its population was 1,795 at the 2011 Census. It is adjacent to the westernmost point of the ...

, Wales

United States

Salem, Alabama Salem is an unincorporated community east-centrally located in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It lies along U.S. Routes 280 and 431 between Opelika and Phenix City. It is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area. History Salem was first set ...

Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas Salem is the county seat of Fulton County, Arkansas, United States. Salem was first incorporated in 1900. As of the 2010 census the population stood at 1,635. Geography Salem is located near the center of Fulton County at the intersection of ...

, a city *

Salem, Saline County, Arkansas Salem is a census-designated place (CDP) in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,544. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock– Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Salem ...

, a census-designated place *

Salem, Connecticut Salem is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,213 at the 2020 census. History Pre-incorporation The area was originally inhabited by the Mohegan people. The first settlement of European origin in pr ...

Salem, Florida Salem is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, Florida, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 19, southeast of Perry. Salem has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail se ...

Salem, Georgia Salem is a census-designated place (CDP) in Upson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 310 at the 2010 census. Geography Salem is located in southern Upson County at (32.748609, -84.198816). The community is located along U.S. R ...

, in Upson County *

Salem, Oconee County, Georgia Salem is an unincorporated community in Oconee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History The Georgia General Assembly The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the ...

* Salem, Illinois * Salem, Indiana, county seat of Washington County *

Salem, Adams County, Indiana Salem is an unincorporated community in Blue Creek Township, Adams County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Salem was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a ...

, unincorporated place *

Salem, Jay County, Indiana Salem is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana. Salem was founded in 1837. Geography Salem is located at . References Unincorporated communities in Jay County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Ind ...

, unincorporated place * Salem, Union County, Indiana, unincorporated place *

Salem, Iowa Salem is a city in Henry County, Iowa, United States. The population was 394 at the time of the 2020 census. History Salem was settled originally by Quakers with the intent that it be a community of Friends. In 1835 Aaron Street, while wending ...

* Salem, Kentucky *

Salem, Massachusetts Salem ( ) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, located on the North Shore (Massachusetts), North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem would become one of the ...

** Salem Maritime National Historic Site **

Salem witch trials The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, 19 of whom w ...

, a 1692–93 series of hearings and prosecutions **

Salem Harbor Salem Harbor is a harbor in northeastern Massachusetts spanning an area north and south of Salem. Historically the Salem Harbor was the site of one of the major international ports in the colonies. During the American Revolutionary War, mer ...

Salem Channel The Salem Channel is a channel in the Salem Sound that stretches from Winter Island Winter Island is an island connected by a causeway to Salem Neck in Salem, Massachusetts. It is about in size, and is bounded by Smith Pool to the northwest, ...

, a part of the Salem Sound ** Salem station, MBTA commuter rail *

Salem Township, Allegan County, Michigan Salem Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,156 at the 2020 census, up from 3,486 at the 2000 census. Communities Burnips is an unincorporated community near the center of the towns ...

Salem Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan Salem Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,627 at the 2010 census. Communities * Brookeville is an unincorporated community located within the township at . * Salem is an unincorp ...

** Salem, Michigan, an unincorporated community *

Salem, Missouri Salem is the county seat of Dent County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,608 at the 2020 census, which allows Salem to become a Class 3 city in Missouri; however, the city has chosen to remain a Class 4 city under Missouri Revise ...

, county seat of Dent County * Salem, Lewis County, Missouri *

Salem, Nebraska Salem is a village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 84 at the 2020 census. History Salem was laid out in 1855. Salem is derived from the Hebrew word ''shalom'', meaning "peace". It was incorporated as a city in ...

Salem, New Hampshire Salem is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 30,089 at the 2020 census. Being located on Interstate 93 as the first town in New Hampshire, which lacks any state sales tax, Salem has grown into a commer ...

Salem, New Jersey Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population was 5,146,

Salem Nuclear Power Plant The Salem Nuclear Power Plant is a two unit pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, in the United States. It is owned by PSEG Nuclear LLC and Constellation Energy. L ...

Salem River The Salem River is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. The course and watershed of the Salem River are entirely within Salem County. Tributaries of the Salem include Game Creek, Mannington Cr ...

, a tributary of the Delaware River **

Port of Salem The Port of Salem is a shallow-draft (16 feet) port in the vicinity of the Salem River Cut-Off on the Salem River in Salem, New Jersey in the United States about east of the Delaware River and about from the Atlantic Ocean. It was re-designated ...

Salem, New Mexico Salem is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 942 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the Las Cruces, New Mexico, Las Cruces Metro ...

* Salem, New York, town in Washington County **

Salem (hamlet), New York Salem is a Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet, hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town of Salem (town), New York, Salem in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part ...

, within the town of Salem * Salem, an earlier name of

Brocton, New York Brocton is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The name was derived by combining the names "Brockway" and "Minton", two prominent local families. The population was 1,335 at the 2020 census. Brocton is within the town of Por ...

, in Chautauqua County *

Salem, North Carolina Salem is a census-designated place (CDP) in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,218 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory– Lenoir– Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The town of Sal ...

, census-designated place in Burke County *

Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the Li ...

, in Forsyth County **

Old Salem Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina that was originally settled by the Moravian community in 1766. This small city features a living history museum (operated by the non-profit Old Salem Museums & Gardens, organize ...

, a history museum in Winston-Salem * Salem, Ohio *

Salem, Oklahoma Salem is a census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

Salem, Oregon Salem ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary bet ...

, the state capital **

Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area The Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area consisting of two counties in western Oregon, Marion and Polk. The principal city is Salem, the state capital, which ...

, consisting of Marion and Polk counties ** Salem station (Oregon), a railroad station * Salem, South Carolina, in Oconee County * Salem, South Dakota, county seat of McCook County * Salem, Tennessee, an unincorporated community * Salem, Cherokee County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Salem, Smith County, Texas, an unincorporated community *

Salem, Utah Salem is a city in Utah County, Utah. It is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The population was 9,298 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census. Landmark locations in Salem include the Dream Mine of John Hyrum Koyle and the Salem Pond. ...

Salem, Virginia Salem is an independent city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,346. It is the county seat of Roanoke County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combin ...

, an independent city adjacent to Roanoke *

Salem, Virginia Beach, Virginia Salem is a residential area of Virginia Beach, Virginia located in the southern part of the independent city. The Virginia Beach Sportsplex stadium is located within the community. It is a three-level steel and concrete structure, formerly home t ...

, a neighborhood * Salem, West Virginia, a city in Harrison County * Salem, Fayette County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *

Salem, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Salem, Wisconsin may refer to: * Salem (community), Kenosha County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Salem, Pierce County, Wisconsin, a town in Pierce County * Salem (community), Pierce County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Pierc ...

, several places in Wisconsin

Elsewhere

Salem, Burma Hkamti Township or Khamti Township ( my, ခန္တီးမြို့နယ်) is a township in Hkamti District in the Sagaing Region of Burma (Myanmar).

* Salem, Ontario (disambiguation), several places in Canada * Salem, Brebes, a subdistrict in Central Java, Indonesia * Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa * Salem, Montserrat * Salem, Valencia, Spain

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Salem, the main antagonist from the web series ''RWBY'''' * Salem Saberhagen, a cat in the comic book and television series ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''

Music

Salem (American band) Salem (sometimes stylized as S4LEM or SALEM) is an American electronic music band from Traverse City, Michigan. It was founded by Heather Marlatt, Jack Donoghue and John Holland. Salem is considered one of the pioneers of the witch house genre. ...

, an American electronic music band * Salem (British band), a British hard rock band *

Salem (British punk band) Salem are a British punk rock band from Southampton. Formed in 2019, the group consists of vocalist Will Gould (of Creeper) and guitarist Matt Reynolds (of Howards Alias, Skylar and Drawings). For live performances, the core duo are joined by ba ...

, a British punk rock band * Salem (Israeli band), an Israeli extreme metal band * Salem (record label), a 1960s New Zealand music publisher * Salem Highballers, the recording name given to the McCray Family

Television

* Salem (''Days of Our Lives''), the setting of the U.S. soap opera ''Days of our Lives'' * ''Salem'' (TV series), 2014 horror drama airing on WGN America

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Salem'' (comics) or ''Salem: Queen of Thorns'', a 2008 American comic book limited series * ''Salem'' (video game), a Java-based MMORPG * ''Salem'' (Vosper painting), a 1908 iconic Welsh painting by Sydney Curnow Vosper * '' Salem Weekly'', an alternative newspaper in Salem, Oregon

Brands and enterprises

Salem (cigarette) Salem is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by ITG Brands, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco, inside the U.S. and by Japan Tobacco outside the United States. History Salem was launched in 1956 by the R.J. Reyno ...

, an American brand of cigarettes *

Salem Media Group Salem Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SALM; formerly Salem Communications Corporation) is an American radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher formerly based in Camarillo, California (moved most operations to Irv ...

, a Christian company with divisions in radio, print, and web

Educational institutions

Salem Academy Salem Academy is a boarding and day school for high school girls in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It shares its campus with Salem College, located near historic Old Salem. Salem Academy is the oldest private school in North Carolina, and the 4t ...

, North Carolina * Salem College, North Carolina * Salem High School (disambiguation), several in the United States * Salem State University, Massachusetts * Salem University, West Virginia * Schule Schloss Salem (Salem Castle School or Salem College), Germany

Mathematics and science

* Salem number, a real algebraic integer with certain properties *

Salem Prize The Salem Prize, in memory of Raphael Salem, is awarded each year to young researchers for outstanding contributions to the field of analysis. It is awarded by the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and was fou ...

, an award for young mathematicians

Religious institutions

Salem International SALEM International gemeinnützige GmbH is a German charitable company with limited liability based in Stadtsteinach. It describes itself as an international non-denominational Christian non-profit welfare organisation. Its guiding principles in ...

, a Germany-based international non-denominational Christian non-profit welfare organisation * Salem Methodist Church Complex (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Sports

* Salem Red Sox, a minor league baseball team in Salem, Virginia *

Salem Soldiers The Salem Soldiers were a basketball team from Salem, Oregon that played in the International Basketball League from 2005–07 and in 2012. Originally the Salem Stampede, they played home games in the Salem Armory, which seats 3,000 for basketball ...

, a former semi-professional basketball team from Salem, Oregon team *

Salem Spartans The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and was formed in 2016 by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). It is played during July and August of every year ...

, a cricket team representing Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India *

Salem Witches (baseball) The Salem Witches were a baseball team of the New England League, a minor league in American major league baseball. The team played a total of five non-consecutive seasons using the "Witches" moniker. Salem also hosted the New England League Salem ...

, a former minor league baseball team of the New England League * Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, a minor league baseball team in Keizer, Oregon

Salem witches

, a 1692–93 series of trials and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Salem, Massachusetts * Salem witchcraft trial (1878), also known as the Ipswich witchcraft trial or second Salem witch trial

Other uses

* Salem (Lok Sabha constituency), a parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India *

Salem (name) Salem ( ar, سالم, properly transliterated as '; it can also be a transliteration of the he, שָׁלֵם '; the Jewish and Arabic name is also transliterated as ''Salem'') is an Arabic and Jewish-origin given name and surname, also a Sephar ...

, people with the name * ''Salem'' (supertanker), an oil carrier involved in maritime insurance fraud * Salem, a cultivar of

rosemary ''Salvia rosmarinus'' (), commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, native plant, native to the Mediterranean Region, Mediterranean region. Until 2017, it was kn ...

* USS ''Salem'', three ships of the United States Navy