Salem
A city in Washington County, Indiana — population 6,236 as of 2020.
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Monty Gene Reisinger Sr., age 83, of Salem
Monty Gene Reisinger Sr., age 83, of Salem, passed away Monday, September 7, 2026, at his residence. Born January 15, 1943, in Jeffersonville, Indiana, he was the son of the late Melvin Reisinger and Jean (Burnett) Mauk. Monty was united in marriage to Nancy (Shepherd) Reisinger.…
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Patricia Kay (Jackson) Spurgeon, 80, of Salem
Patricia Kay (Jackson) Spurgeon, 80, of Salem, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 2:56 p.m. at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany, Indiana. She was born March 17, 1946, in Salem, Indiana to the late Haywood Jackson and Marcella (Robert) McKnight.…
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Gloria Melvina Smedley, age 94, of Salem
Gloria Melvina Smedley, age 94, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at her residence. Born May 2, 1932, in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Ivan and Margaret (Oliver) Roberts. Melvina was a stay-at-home mom for 18 years before entering the work force. She then…
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Roberta Baldwin, age 74 of Salem
Roberta Baldwin, age 74 of Salem, Indiana passed away Friday, August 14, 2026, in Salem Crossing. Born March 4, 1952 in Rushville, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Gabe and Imogene (Flannery) Hankins. Roberta married Lonnie E. Baldwin, who passed away March 6,…
ObituariesRichard Lee Hoyt, age 79, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born September 23, 1946, in San Diego, California, he was the son of the late Charles R. and Shirley (Voyles) Hoyt. On November 28, 1969, he married Carolyn (Glasgow)…
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Salem by the numbers
- Area
- 4 sq mi (10.36 km²), 0.02 sq mi water
- Median age
- 43.1
- Households
- 2,706
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $56,538
- Median house value
- $144,700
- Office
- CLERK TREASURER
- Address
- 201 E MARKET ST, SALEM, IN 47167