Salem - Definition and Overview

Salem is the name of several places:

• The biblical place named after peace, commonly supposed to be another name of Jerusalem (Gen. 14:18; Ps. 76:2; Heb. 7:1, 2; from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)).
• Salem, Germany
• Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
• Salem, Sweden

In the United States of America:

• Salem, Alabama
• Salem, Arkansas
• Salem, Connecticut
• Salem, Illinois
• Salem, Indiana
• Salem, Iowa
• Salem, Kentucky
• Salem, Massachusetts
  • Salem Village, home of many of the accused in the Salem witch trials, is now named Danvers, Massachusetts
  • Salem Town, site of much of the proceedings of the Salem witch trials, is now named Salem, Massachusetts
• Salem, Missouri
• Salem, New Hampshire
• Salem, New Jersey
• Salem, New York
• Salem, Ohio
• Salem, Oregon
• Salem, South Carolina
• Salem, Utah
• Salem, Virginia
• Salem, West Virginia
• Salem, Wisconsin
• Salem Township, Michigan
• Salem Township, Minnesota
• Salem Township, Pennsylvania
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina

(There is also a New Salem, Pennsylvania, a West Salem, Ohio, and an "Old Salem" historical district in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)

Additionally:

• Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Salem.
• Salem is a brand of American cigarettes.
• Salem is also a name of an Israeli metal band.
• Salem could also refer to gangster Abu Salem.