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Welcome to Saline ...

Saline is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saline, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

Saline is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Saline: 660

Communities Also Named Saline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Saline - they are located in Arkansas (4), Illinois, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Michigan, Texas and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saline.

Communities near Saline ...

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

  • Lamoni
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamoni is located in Decatur County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <3>
  • Leon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Leon is located in Decatur County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
  • Princeton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgeway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagleville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mercer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cainsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cainsville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Lineville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Davis City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis City is located in Decatur County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Blythedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Blythedale is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saline.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saline ...

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

Adding Saline to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saline 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Saline post office opened in 1857. The Saline post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saline.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri'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 Saline - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/