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 North 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 North 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 North 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 North Salem: N. Salem
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Salem. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
North Salem is located in Guernsey County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Guernsey County: Belmont, Coshocton, Harrison, Muskingum, Noble & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near North Salem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Salem:
- Guernsey County (The home county of North Salem)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Salem, with the one closest to North Salem listed first.
- Kimbolton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Odell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Clio ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Brady ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Oldham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Birds Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Winterset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Antrim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Easton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Abledell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Salem, with the one closest to North Salem listed first.
- Hendrysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Holloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Barnesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Flushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Bethesda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lafferty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Loomis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Oco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Bannock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Salem, with the one closest to North Salem listed first.
- Leesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Sherrodsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Salem, with the one closest to North Salem listed first.
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fresno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Canal Lewisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Coshocton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Chili
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- New Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Metham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Salem, with the one closest to North Salem listed first.
- Freeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Feed Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Deersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Station Fifteen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Cassville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Bowerston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Conotton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- New Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Scio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Salem, with the one closest to North Salem listed first.
- Farmerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- Miltonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Salem, with the one closest to North Salem listed first.
- New Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rix Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Adamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Rock Cut
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Dresden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Trinway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Pleasant Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- North Zanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Salem, with the one closest to North Salem listed first.
- Mount Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Kennonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Mount Ephraim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Batesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Sarahsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Whigville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Belle Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hoskinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Caldwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olive Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Salem, with the one closest to North Salem listed first.
- Postboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Bernice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Peoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Newcomerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Port Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wolf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- West Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Gnadenhutten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stone Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stillwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Tuscarawas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Dennison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Salem, see our County-by-County Page for North Salem.
Cemeteries Near North Salem ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North 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 North Salem - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Salem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Salem, with the one closest to North Salem listed first.
- North Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem Cemetery
- The North Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Salem Community Cemetery
- North Salem Presbyterian Cemetery
- Kimbolton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Kimbolton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCleary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irish Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Township Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Center.
- The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #218821 <3>
- Continue List (593 more) ...
- Peoples Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Salem had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Salem, with the one closest to North Salem listed first.
- Kimbolton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tyner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tyner is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Odell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Guernsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Clio ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Oldham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Brady ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Birds Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Indian Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
- Postboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Booth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Booth is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Flat Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Ridge is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Berwyn ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berwyn is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Boden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boden is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Salem. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Salem.
Newspapers Published in North 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Salem.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Salem, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North 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 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 North Salem:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Guernsey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Monroe County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Tuscarawas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- North Salem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 North Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |