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Saline County, Missouri

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
33historic places
—earliest paper
1821formed
23,333pop. 2020
39cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 33 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 3 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Marshall, Arrow Rock, Sweet Springs.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Missouri is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Saline titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

20 of 33 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

33 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Arrow Rock NHLArrow RockDistrict1966
Arrow Rock Ferry LandingArrow RockSite2013
Arrow Rock State Historic Site BridgeArrow RockStructure1985
Arrow Rock State Historic Site Grave ShelterArrow RockStructure1985
Arrow Rock State Historic Site Lookout ShelterArrow RockBuilding1985
Arrow Rock State Historic Site Open ShelterArrow RockBuilding1985
Arrow Rock TavernArrow RockBuilding1972
Baity HallMarshallBuilding1986
Bingham, George Caleb, House NHLArrow RockBuilding1966
Blosser, Henry, HouseMalta BendBuilding1978
Buckner HouseMarshallBuilding1984
Chicago and Alton DepotMarshallBuilding1979
First Christian ChurchSweet SpringsBuilding1980
First Presbyterian ChurchMarshallBuilding1977
Fisher-Gabbert Archeological SiteMiamiSite1972
Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshallBuilding2012
Free Will Baptist Church of PennytownMarshallBuilding1988
Gumbo Point Archeological SiteGrand PassSite1969
Guthrey Archeological SiteMiamiSite1970
Mt. Carmel Historic DistrictMarshallDistrict2009
Murrell, George A., HouseNaptonBuilding1997
Neff Tavern SmokehouseNaptonBuilding1978
Old FortMiamiStructure1972
Plattner Archeological SiteMalta BendSite1971
Saline County CourthouseMarshallBuilding1977
Santa Fe Trail-Grand Pass Trail SegmentsGrand PassSite1994
Santa Fe Trail-Saline County Trail SegmentsStanhopeSite1994
Sappington, William B., HouseArrow RockBuilding1970
Sweet Springs Historic DistrictSweet SpringsDistrict1997
Sweet Springs Historic District Boundary DecreaseSweet SpringsDistrict2010
Utz Site NHLMarshallSite1966
Van Meter State Park Combination BuildingMarshallBuilding1985
Van Meter State Park Shelter BuildingMarshallBuilding1985

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Saline was formed in 1821 (1821-01-01) from Cooper.

SALINE created from COOPER.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Saline County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).

34k18k2,87318301840188019201930196020002020
183018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
2,8735,25814,69929,91133,70328,82629,41626,69425,14824,91923,75623,333

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

39 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 39 of 39 listed
NameLatLon
All Saints Cemetery39.18573-92.92405
Allen Cemetery39.02492-93.46432
Arrow Rock Cemetery39.06589-92.95996
Bethlehem Cemetery38.9371-93.2171
Blackburn Cemetery39.11779-93.4802
Cambridge Cemetery39.25228-92.96039
Christian Cemetery39.29585-93.22075
Cunningham Cemetery38.93557-93.16464
Fairview Cemetery38.9714-93.41381
Fairview Cemetery39.11707-93.17995
Gilliam Cemetery39.2353-92.99074
Good Hope Cemetery39.28068-92.99726
Goshen Cemetery39.06529-93.33987
Grand Pass Methodist Church Cemetery39.2041-93.44215
Gross Cemetery39.01281-93.40855
Hickman Cemetery39.21101-93.12247
High Hill Cemetery39.3046-93.05725
Little Grove Cemetery39.17196-93.36881
Malta Bend Cemetery39.20946-93.3627
Marshall Cemetery39.00404-93.03155
Miami Cemetery39.32016-93.22545
Mount Horeb Cemetery39.21135-93.11759
Mount Moriah Cemetery39.23362-93.0668
Mount Nebo Cemetery39.20434-93.45007
Nelson Cemetery39.00078-93.02174
New Frankfort Cemetery39.29787-93.01993
Oak Grove Cemetery38.97101-93.36849
Odell Cemetery39.13529-93.18408
Providence Cemetery39.04612-93.32242
Ridge Park Cemetery39.11368-93.17471
Rose Valley Cemetery38.96279-93.32798
Saint Marys Cemetery39.13679-93.30546
Salt Springs Cemetery39.12635-93.34652
Sappington Cemetery39.03282-93.00717
Sappington Grove Cemetery39.13078-92.95954
Slater City Cemetery39.2311-93.05805
Sunset Gardens Cemetery39.09937-93.19631
Townsend Cemetery39.02752-92.99852
Witcher Family Cemetery38.9552-93.21016
Historical populated places — 4 of 4
NameLatLon
Blosser39.19447-93.28298
Little Osage Village39.23803-93.45324
Pipertown38.9603-93.12937
Wanamaker38.9403-93.18993

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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