Welcome to Saline Junction ...

Saline Junction is located in Perry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Saline Junction: Saline Jct. (or less commonly used: Saline Jctn.)

Saline Junction is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Saline Junction: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Saline Junction ...

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

Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perryville is located in Perry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chester is located in Randolph County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
Sainte Genevieve
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <4>
Steeleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleville is located in Randolph County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <4>
Saint Mary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <4>
Ellis Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ellis Grove is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellis Grove <4>
Altenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Altenburg is located in Perry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altenburg <4>
Frohna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
Sedgewickville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saline Junction ...

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

Adding Saline Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saline Junction 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 Saline Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saline Junction - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Saline Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Saline Junction 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.