Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about South Salem (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for South Salem. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for South Salem ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Salem: S. Salem
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Salem. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Salem.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
South Salem is located in Randolph County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Delaware, Henry, Jay, Wayne & Darke (OH).
Below are the counties that are near South Salem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Salem:
- Randolph County (The home county of South Salem)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Haysville Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spartanburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rural
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- New Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Bloomingport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Ridertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Desoto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Liberty Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Muncie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Blountsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Millville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Messick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Luray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- New Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Corwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Foley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Springport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Boundary City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Salamonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bluff Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Redkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Antiville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Dunkirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bryant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Fountain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Economy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Greens Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Auglaize County (OH)
- Minster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Long
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Coletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ansonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Lightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Wayne Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Rossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Burkettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Recovery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Saint Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Montezuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Scudder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Skeels Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Celina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Polo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- West Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Laura
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Phillipsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pyrmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Eldorado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- New Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Euphemia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Verona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shelby County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Russia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Fort Laramie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Salem, see our County-by-County Page for South Salem.
Cemeteries Near South Salem ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Salem.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for South Salem - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Salem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Shockney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hoover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bartonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Conklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillgrove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clemens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpeye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- Brick Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find South Salem in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Salem.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Salem, with the one closest to South Salem listed first.
- Bartonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bartonia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonia
- Union City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Hill Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Grove is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Spartanburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Long
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Rural
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Crete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crete is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Elroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elroy is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Heron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Heron is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
- Woodington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodington is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Salem. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Salem.
Newspapers Published in South Salem ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Salem.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Salem, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Salem.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to South Salem:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Wayne County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about South Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Salem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |