Welcome to Salmon ...

Salmon is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Salmon is located in Anderson County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Salmon

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salmon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Salmon is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Salmon: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Salmon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Salmon: This one is located in Anderson County and the other is located in Starr County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Salmon - they are located in Alaska, Florida, Idaho and Oregon.

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

Communities near Salmon ...

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

Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
Crockett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Crockett is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <4>
Grapeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Grapeland is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeland <4>
Elkhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
- Elkhart is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <4>
Latexo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo
- Latexo is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latexo <4>
Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
Mound City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
Refuge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Refuge is located in Houston County
Alderbranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alderbranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
Cronin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cronin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Cronin is located in Anderson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salmon ...

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

Adding Salmon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salmon 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 Salmon was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Salmon in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Salmon post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salmon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salmon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Salmon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Salmon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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>	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.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/