Machias vs Salem

Machias

name
  • A town, the county seat of Washington County, Maine, United States. 

  • A town and census-designated place therein, in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States; named after the river in Maine, where the settlers originated. 

  • An island in Grand Manan archipelago, Atlantic Ocean. Ellipsis of Machias Seal Island. 

  • A census-designated place in Snohomish County, Washington, United States; named after the town in Maine, where the founder originated. 

  • A river in Maine, United States. Ellipsis of Machias River. 

  • An inlet in Washington, Maine, United States, a bay on the Gulf of Maine. Named after the river, which empties into the bay. Ellipsis of Machias Bay. 

Salem

name
  • A city, the county seat of Washington County, Indiana. 

  • The capital city of Oregon, United States and the county seat of Marion County. 

  • A municipality of Stockholm, Sweden. 

  • A town in Montserrat, which was evacuated and later resettled. 

  • A city, the county seat of Marion County, Illinois. 

  • A census-designated place in Saline County, Arkansas. 

  • A city, the county seat of Salem County, New Jersey. 

  • A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Arkansas. 

  • A city, the county seat of Dent County, Missouri. 

  • An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas. 

  • A town and a district in Tamil Nadu, India. 

  • The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem. 

  • A city in Massachusetts, United States and one of the two county seats of Essex County; the site of infamous witch-hunts, trials and executions in 1692. 

  • A city, the county seat of McCook County, South Dakota. 

  • An independent city, the county seat of Roanoke County, Virginia. 

  • A female given name from Hebrew. 

  • An unincorporated community and former town, now in Salem Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. 

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