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 Heights (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 Heights. 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 Heights ...
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 Salem Heights: Salem Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Salem Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salem Heights.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Heights is located in Columbiana 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 Columbiana County: Carroll, Jefferson, Mahoning, Stark, Beaver (PA), Lawrence (PA) & Hancock (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Salem Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salem Heights:
- Columbiana County (The home county of Salem Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leetonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Washingtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Teegarden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- North Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Adair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Columbiana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Watheys
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Mechanicstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Wattsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- New Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dellroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Cream City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Bergholz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stratton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Osage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Patmos
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Greenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Beloit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Sebring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Alliance Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- East Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Canfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Yale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Campbellsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Rootstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Windham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ravenna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Limaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Minerva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- East Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oval City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Hartville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Mogadore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Myersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Lordstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- South Canal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Hilltop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Newton Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Niles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Girard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Bolindale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Churchill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Klines Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Maplewood Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Austin Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Cannelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Galilee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Esther ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Big Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Dawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Homewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hookstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- S.N.P.J
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Bessemer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Enon Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Edinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- New Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- East Moravia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Mahoningtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- New Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Clark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salem Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Salem Heights.
Cemeteries Near Salem Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salem Heights.
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 Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salem Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Washingtonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evangeline Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (532 more) ...
- East Goshen Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Georgetown 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 Salem Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salem Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Garfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winona is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Greenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Beloit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patmos
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- North Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Teegarden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Franklin Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Washingtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Snodes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snodes is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodes
- New Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Garden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Calla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calla is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salem Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salem Heights.
Newspapers Published in Salem Heights ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salem Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salem Heights, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salem Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Columbiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Hancock 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> | 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 Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salem Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |