Welcome to Salt Creek ...

Salt Creek is located in Amherst County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salt Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Salt Creek: Salt Crk. (or less commonly used: Salt Ck. or Salt Cr.)

Salt Creek is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Salt Creek: (434)

Communities Also Named Salt Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Salt Creek - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salt Creek.

Communities near Salt Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salt Creek.

• Lynchburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Buena Vista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Amherst
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Glasgow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Boonsboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
• Coleman Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
  • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
• Lavino Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
  • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
• Pedlar Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedlar Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
  • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
• Winesap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
  • Winesap is located in Amherst County
• Pleasant View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County

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 Salt Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salt Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Salt Creek. 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 Salt Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salt Creek ...

Looking for more information about Salt Creek? 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 Salt Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Salt Creek.

Adding Salt Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salt Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Amherst County: www.countyofamherst.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/