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New Salem

Ghost town · Ross County, Ohio

Greenfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Greenfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

New Salem is a ghost town in Ross County, Ohio. It is one of 17 former communities in Ross County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists New Salem as a historical populated place on the South Salem topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.3284° N, 83.3582° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSouth Salem
Elevation889 ft
Nearest living townGreenfield, OH
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1067086
Coordinates39.32840, -83.35825

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What's there now

New Salem is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greenfield, OH (population 4,047), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 889 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is New Salem?

New Salem is in Ross County, Ohio, at 39.3284, -83.3582.

How many ghost towns are in Ross County?

Ross County, Ohio has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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