Official Name: | Saline City |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Clay County |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Clay County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clay |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Sugar Ridge |
Coordinates: | 39.3653°N -87.1322°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation Ft: | 571 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47840 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-67518[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 442932 |
Saline City is an unincorporated community in Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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]
Saline City is located at 39.3653°N -87.1322°W.