Welcome to Saline City ...

Saline City is located in Saline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saline City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

Saline City is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Saline City: 618 & 730<3>

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 Indiana 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.

Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
McLeansboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
Carrier Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
Norris City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norris City is located in White County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <4>
Shawneetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <4>
Galatia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galatia is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <4>
Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
Enfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in White County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
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Thompsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
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Equality
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Equality is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <4>

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Saline City was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saline City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Saline City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Saline City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.