Welcome to Salva ...

Salva is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Salva is located in Delta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salva, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Salva is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Salva (for example, toward Norway), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Salva: 906

Communities near Salva ...

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

• Escanaba
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Escanaba is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <3>
• Gladstone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gladstone is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <3>
• Flat Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Chaison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chaison is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
• Lambert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lambert is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
• Saint Nicholas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
• Brampton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brampton is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
• Groos
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Groos is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
• Beaver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Perkins
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Perkins is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salva ...

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

Adding Salva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salva 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 (so far) for Salva was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salva.