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History · Salem Township

18% of Salem Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the William Denison House. Below: 5 old photos and papers and maps from 1908 on.

1on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
5old photos & papers
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From Salem Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Salem Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

On the map since 19084 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1994. Watch Salem Township change.
★ What stands out · On the map

Salem Township on the map, 1908 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Salem Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Salem Township on the 1908 USGS mapSalem Township on the 1910 USGS mapSalem Township on the 1962 USGS mapSalem Township on the 1994 USGS map1908Conesville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Salem Township.

The story so far

Salem Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Salem Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Salem Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 946 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 862 to 946 (+10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Salem Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s5 items
Shrubbery1908ShrubberyShrubbery1908ShrubberyLincoln Ave. "A," Salem, O., May 1, 19081908Lincoln Ave. "A," Salem, O., May 1, 1908Lincoln Ave. "B," Salem, O., May 1, 19081908Lincoln Ave. "B," Salem, O., May 1, 1908Lincoln Ave. "C," Salem, O., May 1, 19081908Lincoln Ave. "C," Salem, O., May 1, 1908
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today3 recent
Ohio Champion Atlantic White Cedar2017Ohio Champion Atlantic White CedarNew Hope Lutheran Church2017New Hope Lutheran ChurchMap of Muskingum County Ohio Highlighting Salem Township2015Map of Muskingum County Ohio Highlighting Salem Towns…Map
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Shrubbery
Retake this viewShrubbery, 1908

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Salem Township’s page.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Salem Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1982
William Denison House
William Denison House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
William Denison HouseGreek Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Salem Township

Nobody well known was born in Salem Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Zane GreyAmerican novelist · b. 1872
Richard BasehartAmerican actor · b. 1914
Cass GilbertAmerican architect · b. 1859
Kevin MartinAmerican basketball player (born February 01, 1… · b. 1983
William Rainey HarperAmerican academic administrator · b. 1856
David W. StewartAmerican politician · b. 1887
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Spencer
Gone or out of use
Burnt Mill SchoolschoolMilligan Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Salem Township
Adamsville BaptistNew Hope LutheranSalem

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Finish Salem Township’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Perry Township1 historic placeB−Adams TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMadison TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington TownshipIts storyC−Highland Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Salem Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Salem Township?

One place: the William Denison House (listed 1982).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (5), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.