Welcome to New Salem ...

New Salem is primarily located in Fairfield County<1>. A portion of New Salem extends into Perry County.

The location of New Salem has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Salem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

New Salem is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Salem lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

New Salem is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named New Salem ...

While we believe that this New Salem is located in Fairfield County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named New Salem. Those communities are located in the following counties: Huron and Ross County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 32 communities that are also named New Salem - they are located in Arkansas (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Salem.

Communities near New Salem ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Salem.

• Newark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Lancaster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Reynoldsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <4>
• Pickerington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <4>
• Pataskala
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <4>
• Heath
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
• Canal Winchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Winchester
  • Canal Winchester is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Winchester <4>
• Granville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
• New Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Baltimore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Salem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Salem.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Salem. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Salem.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Salem. See our Newspapers Page for New Salem.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Salem ...

Looking for more information about New Salem? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Salem, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Salem.

Adding New Salem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Salem in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Salem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Salem post office opened in 1832.

We also found New Salem in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Salem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Salem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fairfield County: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/