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Welcome to Saluvia ...

Saluvia is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saluvia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Saluvia is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Saluvia ...

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

  • Everett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mercersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Todd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • McConnellsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Broad Top City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Three Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Orbisonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockhill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Rockhill has also been known as:
    • Rockhill Furnace
  • Saltillo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 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 Saluvia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saluvia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saluvia ...

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

Adding Saluvia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saluvia post office opened in 1876. The Saluvia post office closed in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saluvia.

Footnotes ...

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