Welcome to Salt ...
So far, we found very little information about Salt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Salt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Salt, please Contact Us.
Salt would have been located within present day Winn Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Salt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Salt is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Salt was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Salt was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities near Salt ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salt.
- Winnfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Urania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Prong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tullos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sikes
(17 miles [27.4 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 Salt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salt.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Salt. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Salt. See our Newspapers Page for Salt.
Adding Salt to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Salt 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 Salt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Salt post office opened in 1906. The Salt post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Salt.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Salt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Winn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Salt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Salt area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |