North Salem is an
unincorporated community in
Linn County, in the
U.S. state of
Missouri.
The community is on a county road approximately south of the Linn-
Sullivan county line and
Missouri Route O
A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in additi ...
.
Browning is west on Route O.
West Yellow Creek flows past west of the location.
History
North Salem was originally called Whig Town, and under the latter name was laid out in 1840, and named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were
Whigs in politics.
The town site was re
platted in 1858, and named after
Salem, Indiana, the native home of an early settler.
A post office called North Salem was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 1953.
References
Unincorporated communities in Linn County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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