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Saline Tip Ferry is located in Hardin County<1>.

Saline Tip Ferry is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Saline Tip Ferry: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Saline Tip Ferry ...

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

  • Morganfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Sturgis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sturgis is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
  • Shawneetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rosiclare
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Uniontown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Ridgway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Equality
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave-In-Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
    • Cave-In-Rock village
  • Elizabethtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saline Tip Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saline Tip Ferry - 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 Tip Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Saline Tip Ferry 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.