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Welcome to Salter ...

Salter is located in Huntingdon County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Salter, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Salter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Salter is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Salter: (814)

Communities Also Named Salter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Salter - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia (2), Kansas, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Salter ...

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

  • Huntingdon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollidaysburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Roaring Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
    • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
  • Mount Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Martinsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
  • Todd
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
  • Williamsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
  • Duncansville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
    • Duncansville is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <4>
  • Saxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
    • Saxton is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <4>
  • Broad Top City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
    • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 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 Salter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salter ...

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

Adding Salter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salter in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Salter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Salter post office opened in 1884.

We also found Salter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salter.

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

The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salter - 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>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.
<6>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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