2019 Map of Lower Salem

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Lower Salem and its surrounding hill country define this landscape along the border of Noble and Washington counties. The area is characterized by high, narrow ridges such as Dixon Ridge and the winding valley of Duck Creek, which flows south toward the Muskingum River in the southwestern corner. Small rural settlements like Whipple, Warner, and Elba are connected by a network of township roads and family-named routes such as Maurice Kraps Rd and Clifton Hill Rd. Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites and rural congregations, including the Mount Ephriam Church Cem and Berg Church Cem. The concentration of sites like Good Hope Church Cem and Hill Grove Cem along the high ground suggests a long-standing pattern of ridge-top settlement above the flood-prone creek bottoms.