1. 
[syn: Salem, capital of Oregon]
2.  a city in northeastern Massachusetts;  site of the witchcraft trials in 1692; 
3.  a city in southern India; 
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Salem
    n 1: capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of
         the state on the Willamette River [syn: Salem, capital
         of Oregon]
    2: a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft
       trials in 1692
    3: a city in southern India
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
SALEM
   ["SALEM - A Programming System for the Simulation of Systems
   Described by Partial Differential Equations", S.M. Morris et
   al, Proc SJCC 33(1), 1968].
   (1994-12-08)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
Salem
   peace, commonly supposed to be another name of Jerusalem (Gen.
   14:18; Ps. 76:2; Heb. 7:1, 2).
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):
Salem, complete or perfect peace
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Salem -- U.S. County in New Jersey
   Population (2000):    64285
   Housing Units (2000): 26158
   Land area (2000):     337.879999 sq. miles (875.105142 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    34.690849 sq. miles (89.848883 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    372.570848 sq. miles (964.954025 sq. km)
   Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
   Location:             39.628764 N, 75.385539 W
   Headwords:
    Salem
    Salem, NJ
    Salem County
    Salem County, NJ
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Salem -- U.S. city in Virginia
   Population (2000):    24747
   Housing Units (2000): 10403
   Land area (2000):     14.588361 sq. miles (37.783681 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    14.588361 sq. miles (37.783681 sq. km)
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             37.286895 N, 80.055836 W
   Headwords:
    Salem
    Salem, VA
    Salem city
    Salem city, VA
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
   Population (2000):    4854
   Housing Units (2000): 2368
   Land area (2000):     3.019697 sq. miles (7.820979 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.019697 sq. miles (7.820979 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            65234
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             37.641445 N, 91.538929 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     65560
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, MO
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    138
   Housing Units (2000): 79
   Land area (2000):     0.622834 sq. miles (1.613133 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.622834 sq. miles (1.613133 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            43370
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.076576 N, 95.722930 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     68433
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, NE
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    1591
   Housing Units (2000): 781
   Land area (2000):     2.713049 sq. miles (7.026764 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000129 sq. miles (0.000334 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.713178 sq. miles (7.027098 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            62150
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             36.370612 N, 91.823906 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, AR
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, AR -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    2789
   Housing Units (2000): 1096
   Land area (2000):     3.420701 sq. miles (8.859574 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.044848 sq. miles (0.116155 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.465549 sq. miles (8.975729 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            62210
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             34.629565 N, 92.561668 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, AR
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, NJ -- U.S. city in New Jersey
   Population (2000):    5857
   Housing Units (2000): 2863
   Land area (2000):     2.609735 sq. miles (6.759182 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.186294 sq. miles (0.482500 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.796029 sq. miles (7.241682 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            65490
   Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
   Location:             39.569584 N, 75.467622 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     08079
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, NJ
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, NM -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico
   Population (2000):    795
   Housing Units (2000): 199
   Land area (2000):     1.292470 sq. miles (3.347481 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.292470 sq. miles (3.347481 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            65840
   Located within:       New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
   Location:             32.709888 N, 107.212155 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     87941
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, NM
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, NY -- U.S. village in New York
   Population (2000):    964
   Housing Units (2000): 412
   Land area (2000):     2.928687 sq. miles (7.585264 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.928687 sq. miles (7.585264 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            64771
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             43.173020 N, 73.328357 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     12865
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, NY
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, NC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    2923
   Housing Units (2000): 962
   Land area (2000):     4.222038 sq. miles (10.935029 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.222038 sq. miles (10.935029 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            58740
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             35.703920 N, 81.698820 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, NC
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, GA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Georgia
   Population (2000):    339
   Housing Units (2000): 135
   Land area (2000):     8.324803 sq. miles (21.561139 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    8.324803 sq. miles (21.561139 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            68129
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             32.748609 N, 84.198816 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, GA
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
   Population (2000):    12197
   Housing Units (2000): 5505
   Land area (2000):     5.473917 sq. miles (14.177380 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.473917 sq. miles (14.177380 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            69834
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             40.900885 N, 80.852831 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     44460
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, OH
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
   Population (2000):    7909
   Housing Units (2000): 3473
   Land area (2000):     6.100465 sq. miles (15.800131 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.157339 sq. miles (0.407505 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.257804 sq. miles (16.207636 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            67236
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             38.628195 N, 88.948168 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     62881
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, IL
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, OK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    89
   Housing Units (2000): 46
   Land area (2000):     3.319251 sq. miles (8.596820 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.319251 sq. miles (8.596820 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            64875
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             35.767208 N, 94.574614 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, OK
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
   Population (2000):    136924
   Housing Units (2000): 53817
   Land area (2000):     45.733421 sq. miles (118.449012 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.634935 sq. miles (1.644475 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    46.368356 sq. miles (120.093487 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            64900
   Located within:       Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
   Location:             44.931109 N, 123.029159 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     97301 97302 97304 97306
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, OR
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana
   Population (2000):    6172
   Housing Units (2000): 2745
   Land area (2000):     3.889582 sq. miles (10.073972 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.017127 sq. miles (0.044359 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.906709 sq. miles (10.118331 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            67464
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             38.604124 N, 86.098801 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     47167
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, IN
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    464
   Housing Units (2000): 213
   Land area (2000):     0.607540 sq. miles (1.573522 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.003719 sq. miles (0.009631 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.611259 sq. miles (1.583153 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            70230
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             40.853073 N, 91.620845 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     52649
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, IA
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
   Population (2000):    126
   Housing Units (2000): 72
   Land area (2000):     0.837463 sq. miles (2.169018 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.837463 sq. miles (2.169018 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            62980
   Located within:       South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
   Location:             34.888599 N, 82.974666 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     29676
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, SC
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
   Population (2000):    769
   Housing Units (2000): 370
   Land area (2000):     0.778622 sq. miles (2.016622 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.778622 sq. miles (2.016622 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            68052
   Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
   Location:             37.264694 N, 88.241221 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     42078
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, KY
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
   Population (2000):    1371
   Housing Units (2000): 640
   Land area (2000):     1.018347 sq. miles (2.637507 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.018347 sq. miles (2.637507 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            57340
   Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
   Location:             43.725989 N, 97.386533 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     57058
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, SD
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, MA -- U.S. city in Massachusetts
   Population (2000):    40407
   Housing Units (2000): 18175
   Land area (2000):     8.104111 sq. miles (20.989551 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    9.954058 sq. miles (25.780890 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    18.058169 sq. miles (46.770441 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            59105
   Located within:       Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
   Location:             42.516845 N, 70.898503 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     01970
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, MA
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
   Population (2000):    4372
   Housing Units (2000): 1166
   Land area (2000):     5.299106 sq. miles (13.724620 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.023208 sq. miles (0.060109 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.322314 sq. miles (13.784729 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            65770
   Located within:       Utah (UT), FIPS 49
   Location:             40.050662 N, 111.672408 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, UT
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, VA -- U.S. city in Virginia
   Population (2000):    24747
   Housing Units (2000): 10403
   Land area (2000):     14.588361 sq. miles (37.783681 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    14.588361 sq. miles (37.783681 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            70000
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             37.286895 N, 80.055836 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     24153
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, VA
    Salem
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Salem, WV -- U.S. city in West Virginia
   Population (2000):    2006
   Housing Units (2000): 858
   Land area (2000):     1.382506 sq. miles (3.580674 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.382506 sq. miles (3.580674 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            71380
   Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
   Location:             39.283411 N, 80.562731 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     26426
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Salem, WV
    Salem