Welcome to Salter ...

Salter is located in Huntingdon County<1>.

The location of Salter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<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

Salter lies within the (814) area code.

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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
  • Mount Union is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Union <4>
• Martinsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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 southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<2> 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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/