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New Salem is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census , [ 3 ] the borough had a total population of 818. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area .
New Salem is located in western Fayette County, in the southwestern part of Menallen Township. It is bordered to the west by Buffington and to the south, across Dunlap Creek, by German Township . New Salem Road leads southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Uniontown , the county seat , and northwest 3 miles (5 km) to Pennsylvania Route 166 south of Republic .
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]
New Salem-Buffington was a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 808 at the 2000 census. For the 2010 census the area was split into two CDPs, New Salem and Buffington. Both communities are located in Menallen Township.
Delmont was initially known as New Salem. The 300 acres of land was warranted to William Wilson in 1784, and upon his arrival in 1785, he named the area New Salem. In 1812, a post office was established in New Salem, "Salem X Roads" (Salem Crossroads), Pennsylvania. Hugh Bigham was the first postmaster.
New Salem is the name of several places: In Canada: New Salem, Nova Scotia; ... Pennsylvania; New Salem, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place;
Northern Central railroad tracks near the South Branch of Codorus Creek, southeast of New Salem 39°53′28″N 76°45′02″W / 39.891111°N 76.750556°W / 39.891111; -76.750556 ( Howard Tunnel, Northern Central
Fayette County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.It is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland and West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 128,804. [1]