Welcome to Saline City ...

Saline City is located in Clay County<1>.

The location of Saline City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saline City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Saline City is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saline City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Saline City (for example, toward Marshall (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Saline City is within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Saline City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Saline City - they are located in Illinois and Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saline City.

Communities near Saline City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saline City.

• Terre Haute
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Brazil
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Jasonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasonville
  • Jasonville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasonville <4>
• Worthington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
• Shelburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <4>
• Farmersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <4>
• Seelyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Clay City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• Knightsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saline City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saline City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saline City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saline City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saline City. See our Newspapers Page for Saline City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saline City ...

Looking for more information about Saline City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saline City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saline City.

Adding Saline City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saline City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saline City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saline City post office opened in 1872.

We also found Saline City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saline City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saline City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyin.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov