Welcome to North Salem ...

North Salem is located in Guernsey County<1>.

The location of North 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 North Salem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for North Salem: N. Salem

North Salem is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

North Salem is within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named North Salem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named North Salem - they are located in Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia and Texas.

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

Communities near North Salem ...

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

• Coshocton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <4>
• Cambridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
• Byesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <4>
• West Lafayette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
• New Concord
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <4>
• Gnadenhutten
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
  • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <4>
• Tuscarawas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarawas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
  • Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
• Port Washington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
  • Port Washington is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Washington <4>
• Quaker City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
  • Quaker City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker City <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 North Salem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Salem.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North 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 North Salem.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Salem ...

Looking for more information about North 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 North Salem, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Salem.

Adding North Salem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Salem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Salem post office opened in 1854.

We also found North Salem in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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