Welcome to Saline City ...

Saline City is located in Saline 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 1869.

Saline City is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saline City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Saline City lies within the (660) 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 Indiana.

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.

• Marshall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Boonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <4>
• Fayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Slater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Slater is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <4>
• Glasgow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• New Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Franklin <4>
• Pilot Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <4>
• Windsor Place village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
  • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
  • Windsor Place village
• Armstrong
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Armstrong is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
• Gilliam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
  • Gilliam is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 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 1869.

We also found Saline City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/