New Salem, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°59′17″N 79°14′39″W / 40.98806°N 79.24417°W / 40.98806; -79.24417
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New Salem, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
New Salem is located in Pennsylvania
New Salem
New Salem
Coordinates: 40°59′17″N 79°14′39″W / 40.98806°N 79.24417°W / 40.98806; -79.24417
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyArmstrong
TownshipRedbank
Elevation
1,407 ft (429 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1182366[1]

New 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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "New Salem". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Soil Survey". nrcs.usda.gov. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  3. ^ Robert Walter Smith. "History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 7, psge 197". Chicago : Waterman, Watkins. 1883. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 67". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co., 1876. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2018.