New Salem, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

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.

New Salem, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
New Salem
Coordinates: 40°59′17″N 79°14′39″W
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]

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
  1. "New Salem". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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 7 November 2018.
  4. "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 67". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co., 1876. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 November 2018.


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