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Welcome to Saltillo ...

The city of Saltillo is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saltillo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saltillo has a population of 5,073 people<2> (see below for details).

Saltillo is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Saltillo: 662

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saltillo had an population of 5,073 people. This is an increase of 6.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 49.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saltillo had a population of 4,752 people (or 5.73% of the total population of Lee County). This makes Saltillo the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Saltillo represents 0.16% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,752 people, the population of Saltillo increased 40.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,393 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saltillo.

Communities Also Named Saltillo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Saltillo - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Saltillo ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Albany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Albany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
    • New Albany is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
  • Fulton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Itawamba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
  • Baldwyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
    • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <4>
  • Verona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <4>
  • Guntown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shannon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Plantersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
  • Mantachie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ecru
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
    • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saltillo ...

Looking for more information about Saltillo? 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 Saltillo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saltillo.

Adding Saltillo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saltillo 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 Saltillo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Saltillo post office opened in 1849.

We also found Saltillo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saltillo.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saltillo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Saltillo.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saltillo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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