Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Salem,_OhioSalem, Ohio - Wikipedia

    Salem is a city in northern Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. At the 2020 census , the city's population was 11,915. [5] Extending into southern Mahoning County , it is the principal city of the Salem micropolitan area , which includes all of Columbiana County. [6]

  2. History of Salem, Ohio. Salem, Ohio was founded by Zadok Street, a clockmaker from New Jersey, and John Straughan (pronounced Strawn), a Pennsylvania potter, on April 30, 1806. At that time, over 200 years ago, there were approximately 100 people living in Salem and there are now over 12,000 citizens living in the city today. The city was named ...

  3. People also ask

  4. Our beginning and growth. Salem, Ohio was founded by Zadok Street, a clockmaker from New Jersey, and John Straughan (pronounced Strawn), a Pennsylvania potter, on April 30, 1806. The city was named after Salem, NJ, the city Zadok Street left to come to Ohio. The word 'Salem' comes from the word 'Jerusalem' which means 'city of peace' and many ...

  5. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article History. Salem, city, Columbiana county, northeastern Ohio, U.S., 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Youngstown. It was settled in 1803 by Quakers from Salem, N.J., and was laid out in 1806. Before the American Civil War it was a station on the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves, and it was also ...

  6. By car [edit]. Salem lies on US62 and SR45. Get around [edit] See [edit]. Two sections of the city are designated National Register historic districts: the "Salem Downtown Historic District" (bounded by Vine Avenue, Ohio Avenue, East Pershing Street, South Ellsworth Avenue, and Sugar Tree Alley, designated 1995), and the "South Lincoln Avenue Historic District" (designated 1993), which ...

  1. People also search for