| Official Name: | Salem, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Salem |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cherokee |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 518 |
| Coordinates: | 31.7603°N -95.1386°W |
| Area Code: | 430 & 903 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1379008 |
Salem is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
The area in what is known as Salem today may have been settled sometime after the American Civil War. A local church acted as the community center. The church, a cemetery, and several scattered houses were located here in the mid-1930s. Most residents left after World War II, but Salem still had a cemetery and a few scattered houses in the 1990s. Joseph T. Cook is buried in the community's cemetery. It had 20 residents in 2000.[1]
Salem is located on Farm to Market Road 241, 3miles south of Rusk, in south-central Cherokee County.[1]
Salem had its own school in 1897 and had 31 students enrolled. It was still operational in the mid-1930s.[1] Today, the community is served by the Rusk Independent School District.