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THE CITY OF SALEM AND ITS AMENITIES

The city of Salem, Kentucky (pop. 753) was incorporated on March 15, 1869.  It is in the northeastern portion of Livingston County (pop. 9760) established 1798.  Salem lies 12 miles south of the Ohio River. 

Some of the stores and amenities include: 

- Tambco Shell Station and Convenience and auto parts store
- Salem Dollar Store
- Farmer’s Bank and Trust
- Regions Bank
- Burkhart Rural Health Clinic (staffed by 2 physicians, 1 physician’s assistant and auxiliary personnel)
- Laundromat
- Federal offices for Conservation Reserve Program
- Video Store
- Main Street Beauty Salon
- Pumpkin Shell Beauty Shop
- Glenn’s Prescription Center, Salem Post Office
- Salem Fire Station
- Boyd Funeral Parlor
- Salem Food Market
- TDS Telecomm Phone Service
- Salem Springlake Nursing Home
- Tri-Rivers Healthcare (staffed by 3 physicians and 2 A.R.N.P,)
- Clinic Pharmacy
- Harris LP Gas
- Rudolph’s Farm Supply
- Livingston Hospital
- Hunter Motorsports Café
- Dollar General Store
- Chill n' Grill take out restaurant
- Senior Health Center

The newly formed Salem Garden Club meets the 2nd Monday of each month. We recently hosted the 2nd Annual Home and Garden Tour, and sponsor a Christmas Home Tour each December. Our current projects are to build a gazebo in town featuring gardens and benches, and welcome signs on beautiful rocks surrounded by flowers at each end of town. This past December we had our annual dinner to which the public was invited and it was a huge success. Our next function will be a fund raiser BBQ and sing mid September.

Salem is 62.6 miles from Murray State University.

Salem is 198.49 miles from Louisville, KY. 

Salem is 129.03 miles from Nashville International Airport.

Salem is 45 minutes from Land Between the Lakes.  And while you are in the area make it a real treat and visit Patti’s 1880’s Settlement

Salem is 18 miles from Drake Creek Golf Course.

Salem is 25.8 miles from Paducah, KY (pop 25,665) county seat of McCracken County

 

Links:

- Baptist Hospital
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Lourdes Hospital
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Crittenden Health Systems
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Carson Center for the Performing Arts
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Barkley Regional Airport now has twice daily jet flights to O'Hare in Chicago.
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Quilt Museum
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Cynthia's Ristorante
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Paducah Tourism

McCracken County (pop. 64,768) has many fine restaurants, shops (including the ever present mall), antique stores, 2 Wal Mart Super Centers, 2 hospitals and easy access to I-24 which connects up with several east/west interstates.

In 2009 the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce compiled data for the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association. The results show that Paducah ranked second lowest in cost of living of all cities in the state of Kentucky. The ranking was 89.0, and the national average is 100. It means that for every $100 the average american spent, the same goods or services cost $89in Paducah.