West Salem, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Evansville (IN). It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the southeast of West Salem and has a population of 121,582 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Vincennes (IN). It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the east of West Salem and has a population of 18,701 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carmi	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	5,203	4.04% decrease
	Effingham	NW	50 mi [80.5 km]	12,489	0.85% increase
	Fairfield	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	5,165	4.72% decrease
	Flora	W	27 mi [43.45 km]	4,772	6.17% decrease
	Lawrenceville	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	4,382	7.65% decrease
	Mount Carmel	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	7,404	7.24% decrease
	Mount Vernon	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	16,298	0.18% increase
	Newton	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	2,942	4.14% decrease
	Olney	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	8,407	2.6% decrease
	Robinson	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	6,369	6.64% decrease
	Bicknell (IN)	NE	41 mi [66 km]	3,235	4.23% decrease
	Chandler (IN)	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	3,098	0.13% increase
	Mount Vernon (IN)	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	6,980	6.66% decrease
	Princeton (IN)	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	8,447	3.33% increase
	Washington (IN)	E	46 mi [74 km]	11,397	0.15% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albion	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,814	6.16% decrease
	Allendale	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	482	8.71% decrease
	Bellmont	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	280	5.72% decrease
	Bone Gap	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	254	6.62% decrease
	Bridgeport	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	2,085	3.83% decrease
	Browns	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	163	6.86% decrease
	Calhoun	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	211	4.95% decrease
	Claremont	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	201	5.19% decrease
	Golden Gate	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	96	4% decrease
	Keensburg	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	239	5.16% decrease
	Marion	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Mount Erie	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	101	3.81% decrease
	Noble	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	691	7.37% decrease
	Parkersburg	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	222	5.13% decrease
	Sumner	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,981	191.68% increase

Edwards County

West Salem is located in Edwards County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Edwards: Richland, Wabash, Gibson (IN), White and Wayne.

While not sharing a border with Edwards, the following counties are close to West Salem: Lawrence, Knox (IN) and Clay.

Below are counties that are near West Salem (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to West Salem:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From West Salem
	Clay County	NW	Camp Travis	19 miles [30 km]
	Crawford County	N	Landes	24 miles [38 km]
	Effingham County	NW	Winterrowd	35 miles [56 km]
	Hamilton County	SW	Aden	30 miles [48 km]
	Jasper County	N	Rafetown	23 miles [37 km]
	Jefferson County	W	Shields	38 miles [61 km]
	Lawrence County	NE	Helena	10 miles [16 km]
	Marion County	W	Helm	37 miles [59 km]
	Richland County	NW	Parkersburg	5 miles [8 km]
	Wabash County	SE	Gards Point	6 miles [9 km]

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