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 Salem Center (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 Salem Center. 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 Salem Center ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Salem Center: Salem Ctr. (or less commonly used: Salem Cen., Salem Cent. or Salem Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Salem Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salem Center.
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.
Salem Center is located in Meigs 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 Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Salem Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salem Center:
- Meigs County (The home county of Salem Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Langsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Point Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Middleport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Welshtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Racine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bashan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carsey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Armitage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- The Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Guysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Vanderhoof
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Ewington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Vinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Edna ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Carlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kerr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rio Grande
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Rodney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Candy Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Orbiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- South Bloomingville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Pattonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Wellston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rempel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Glen Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Altoona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Petrea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Banner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Coalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Greasy Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Sherritts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ross County
- Richmond Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Hales Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Wilkesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Dundas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- McArthur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zaleski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Neptune
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Ravenswood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Angerona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Meadowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Hartford City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Point Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Flatrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Wood County (WV)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salem Center, see our County-by-County Page for Salem Center.
Cemeteries Near Salem Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salem Center.
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 Salem Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salem Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Salem Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCaskey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blakely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grim Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yankee Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (807 more) ...
- Gomer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Folden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longstretch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Salem Center had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salem Center, with the one closest to Salem Center listed first.
- Rowlesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rowlesville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesville
- Hanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hanesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Wilkesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Langsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Durgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Durgan is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgan
- Ewington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Eno
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eno is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- Dyesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dyesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyesville
- Point Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Vinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hawks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Minerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Minerton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salem Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salem Center.
Newspapers Published in Salem Center ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salem Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salem Center, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salem Center.
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 Salem Center:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Wood 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Salem Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salem Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |