Salem Explained

Salem (from a Western Semitic *salim, "peace") may refer to:

Places

Canada

• Salem, Ontario, various places

Germany

• Salem, Baden-Württemberg, a municipality in the Bodensee district
  • Salem Abbey (Reichskloster Salem), a monastery
• Salem, Schleswig-Holstein

Israel

• Salem (Bible), an ancient town mentioned in the Bible
• Salem, Ma'ale Iron, Israel
• Salim, Nablus, or Salem, Palestine

India

• Salem, Tamil Nadu
  • Salem City Municipal Corporation
  • Salem metropolitan area (India)
  • Salem district, Tamil Nadu
  • Salem railway division
• Salem (Lok Sabha constituency), a parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India

Sweden

• Salem Municipality, a municipality in Stockholm County
  • Salem, Sweden, the seat of Salem Municipality

United Kingdom

• Salem, Cornwall, England
• Salem, an area of Oldham, England
• Salem, Ceredigion, Wales
• Salem, village near Llandeilo, Wales

United States

• Salem, Alabama
• Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas, a city
• Salem, Saline County, Arkansas, a census-designated place
• Salem, Connecticut
• Salem, Florida
• Salem, Georgia, in Upson County
• Salem, Oconee County, Georgia
• Salem, Illinois
• Salem, Indiana, county seat of Washington County
• Salem, Adams County, Indiana, unincorporated place
• Salem, Jay County, Indiana, unincorporated place
• Salem, Union County, Indiana, unincorporated place
• Salem, Iowa
• Salem, Kentucky
• Salem, Massachusetts
  • Salem Harbor
  • Salem Channel, a part of the Salem Sound
• Salem Township, Allegan County, Michigan
• Salem Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
  • Salem, Michigan, an unincorporated community
• Salem, Missouri, county seat of Dent County
• Salem, Lewis County, Missouri
• Salem, Nebraska
• Salem, New Hampshire
• Salem County, New Jersey
  • Salem, New Jersey, county seat of Salem County
  • Salem Nuclear Power Plant
  • Salem River, a tributary of the Delaware River
  • Port of Salem
• Salem, New Mexico
• Salem, New York, town in Washington County
  • Salem (hamlet), New York, within the town of Salem
• Salem, an earlier name of Brocton, New York, in Chautauqua County
• Salem, North Carolina, census-designated place in Burke County
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County formed from merger of Salem and Winston
• Salem, Ohio
• Salem, Oklahoma
• Salem, Oregon, the state capital and largest U.S. city named Salem
  • Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area, consisting of Marion and Polk counties
• 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, a city
• Salem, Virginia, an independent city
• Salem, Virginia Beach, Virginia, a neighborhood
• Salem, West Virginia, a city in Harrison County
• Salem, Fayette County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Salem, Wisconsin (disambiguation), several places
• Salem Township (disambiguation)

Elsewhere

• Salem, Brebes, a subdistrict in Central Java, Indonesia
• Salem, Myanmar
• Salem, Montserrat
• Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa
• 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
• Salem Vishnu, Indian film character played by Thiagarajan in New Delhi and Salem Vishnu

Music

• Salem (American band), an electronic music band
• Salem (British rock band)
• Salem (British punk band)
• Salem (Israeli band), an extreme metal band
• Salem (record label), a 1960s New Zealand music publisher

Television

• Salem (Days of Our Lives), the setting of the American soap opera Days of our Lives
• Salem (TV series), a 2014 horror drama

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

• Salem (comics) or Salem: Queen of Thorns, US, 2008
• Salem (video game), a Java-based MMORPG
• Salem (Vosper painting), 1908
• Salem Weekly, an alternative newspaper, Oregon

Brands and enterprises

• Salem (cigarette), an American brand
• Salem Media Group, an American Christian-based radio broadcaster, internet content provider, and publisher

Educational institutions

• Salem Academy, 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

• Salem number, a real algebraic integer with certain properties
• Salem Prize, an award for young mathematicians

Religious institutions

• Salem International, a German Christian charity
• Salem Methodist Church Complex (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Sports

• Salem Red Sox, a minor league baseball team in Salem, Virginia
• Salem Soldiers, a former semi-professional basketball team from Salem, Oregon team
• Salem Spartans, a cricket team representing Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India
• Salem Witches (baseball), a former minor league baseball team of the New England League

Transportation

• Salem Airport (disambiguation)
• Salem station (MBTA), a commuter rail station in Salem, Massachusetts
• Salem station (Oregon), a railroad station in Salem, Oregon
• Salem (supertanker), an oil carrier involved in maritime insurance fraud

Other uses

• Salem (name), people with the name
• Salem, a cultivar of rosemary
• USS Salem, three ships of the United States Navy

See also

• Salem witch trials, 1692–93, Massachusetts
• Salem witchcraft trial (1878) or second Salem witch trial
  • Salem Maritime National Historic Site
• Salem Chapel (disambiguation)
• New Salem (disambiguation)
• South Salem (disambiguation)
• West Salem (disambiguation)
• Salim (disambiguation)