Do you know of Salesville ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Salesville. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Salesville.<1>

Our sources for Salesville (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Salesville other than they indicate that Salesville would be found somewhere in Gallatin County, Montana.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1927.

Communities Also Named Salesville ...

We found three communities that share the name Salesville.

Within Montana, the name Salesville is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Baxter County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Salesville [Baxter County].
  • Ohio
    • Guernsey County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Salesville [Guernsey County].
  • Texas
    • Palo Pinto County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Salesville [Palo Pinto County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Salesville ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Salesville:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Salesville - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2000
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Gallatin County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Gallatin County.