Welcome to Salco ...
Salco is located in Mobile County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Salco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
Salco is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Salco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Salco: 251
Communities Also Named Salco ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Salco - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salco.
Communities near Salco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salco.
- Mobile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prichard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saraland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saraland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
- Saraland is located in Mobile County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <3>
- Bay Minette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Satsuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsuma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma
- Satsuma is located in Mobile County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satsuma <3>
- Semmes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <3>
- Citronelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Creola is located in Mobile County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Salco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Salco. 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 Salco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Salco. See our Newspapers Page for Salco.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salco ...
Looking for more information about Salco? 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 Salco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Salco.
Adding Salco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Salco 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 Salco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Salco post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Salco.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |