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Salem Georgia Map

Explore Salem, Georgia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Salem, Georgia

How to Use This Salem, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Salem, Georgia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Georgia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Salem.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Salem
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Upson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	32.758587
Longitude	-84.193624
Population	307
Density	13.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	30677, 30736, 30906, 31016
Area Code	706, 762, 912
County Seat	Thomaston
School District	Upson County School District

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About Salem, Georgia

Salem is a locality in Upson County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 307. The population density is 13.4 people per km². Salem is located at 32.7586°N, 84.1936°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 30677, 30736, 30906.

Salem reveals itself through the iron-rich red clay of the piedmont, where the sun pulls a deep, rusted warmth from the earth at the close of every afternoon. It lies 32.7 miles west of Macon, GA (from Macon, GA: bearing 260°T), and is situated 12.0 miles southeast of Thomaston. Raines Branch curls through the low-lying thickets just a mile from the center, its quiet progress marking the slow migration of moisture through the undergrowth of longleaf pine and tangled kudzu. In the far distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Pine Woods Ridge breaks the horizon, a jagged reminder of the terrain that defines this inland geography. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, particularly as the light shifts to a bruised violet over the fields, casting long, lean shadows across the flat stretches of soil that extend toward the horizon.

Generations of labor have defined the economy of Salem, rooted in the seasonal cycles of pecan groves and the cultivation of local orchards. The legacy of the land is measured in the quiet industry of those who work the furrows, their efforts stretching toward the distant, fertile expanse of Mulberry Level. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Wiggam Branch Lake when the heat becomes absolute, or find a reprieve in the untamed stretches of 145-001, a sanctuary that preserves the regional flora in its raw, unmanicured state. Salem maintains a deliberate, measured pace of life, anchored by a courthouse square that observes the passage of time not in frantic ticks, but in the slow, inevitable growth of the timber and the turning of the harvest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Big Lazer Creek Wildlife Management Area & Public Fishing Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 280° W
145-001 (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 280° W
Thomaston-Upson Rec Dept. (Local Recreation) — 10.7 mi, 323° NW
Thaxton Tract (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 100° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.9 mi, 314° NW
Upson County Schools 2 (Local Recreation) — 11.2 mi, 321° NW
Old Federal Road (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 234° SW
First Post Office at The Rock (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 351° N
Old Fort Perry Road (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 234° SW
Old Car (Historic Ruins) — 18.2 mi, 295° NW
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt (Public Artwork) — 23.1 mi, 132° SE
The Walking Dead - Saviors’ outpost filming location (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 302° NW
Rose Theater (Theatre) — 24.1 mi, 038° NE
The Walking Dead - last Negan vs Rick fight location (tree on hill top) S08E16 (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 298° NW
F. D. Roosevelt State Park (State Park) — 28.4 mi, 286° W
Legacy Exhibit (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 287° W
High Falls State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 016° N
Candler Field Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 340° N
Hawkins Arena (Stadium) — 31.8 mi, 081° E
Hollonville Opry House (Theatre) — 32.3 mi, 331° NW
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.5 mi, 093° E · 16k acres
Oconee National Forest (National Forest) — 32.8 mi, 056° NE · 116k acres
Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.8 mi, 056° NE · 74k acres
Sidney Lanier Cottage (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 080° E
Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival (Attraction) — 33.6 mi, 121° SE
Funeral Mound (Historic Ruins) — 34.3 mi, 080° E
Ocmulgee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 35.2 mi, 037° NE · 256 acres
Wb-66d (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 108° E
Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 38.0 mi, 006° N
Chipeley Historical Center (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 281° W

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