Saline City, Indiana

Saline City
Unincorporated community
Saline City is located in Clay County, Indiana
Saline City
Saline City
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°21′55″N 87°07′56″W / 39.36528°N 87.13222°W / 39.36528; -87.13222
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClay
TownshipSugar Ridge
Elevation
[1]
571 ft (174 m)
ZIP code
47840
FIPS code18-67518[2]
GNIS feature ID442932

Saline City is an unincorporated community in Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Saline City had its start by the building of the railroad through that territory.[3] A post office was established at Saline City in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1951.[4] Saline likely refers to a mineral lick.[5]

Geography

Saline City is located at 39°21′55″N 87°07′56″W / 39.36528°N 87.13222°W / 39.36528; -87.13222.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 267.
  4. ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...supposedly for a salt lick here in pioneer days.


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