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Welcome to Salty ...

Salty is located

Salty is located in Milam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salty, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Salty is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Salty ...

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

  • Taylor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Taylor is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
  • Rockdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thorndale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Thrall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Thrall is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <3>
  • Buckholts
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Milano
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coupland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Laneport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Laneport is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salty ...

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

Adding Salty to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Salty post office opened in 1894. The Salty post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salty.

Footnotes ...

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