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Welcome to Salvisa ...

Salvisa is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salvisa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Salvisa is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Salvisa and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Salvisa: 859

The ZIP code for Salvisa: 40372<3>

Communities near Salvisa ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salvisa ...

Looking for more information about Salvisa? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Salvisa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Salvisa.

Adding Salvisa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salvisa 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 Salvisa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Salvisa post office opened in 1828.

We also found Salvisa in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salvisa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salvisa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Salvisa). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Salvisa or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/