Salina is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.

[citation needed] The salt reservation had been created by a treaty with the Native Americans.

It was located in what is now the Washington Square neighborhood, or first ward, of what became the city of Syracuse; it contained sixteen blocks.

Each block was divided into four house lots, selling according to law, for no less than forty dollars.

It included the areas later known as the town Geddes (formed 1848), part of Manlius and the city of Syracuse.

Salina's location on the Erie Canal stimulated its industrial development.

The middle section of the canal, from Salina to Utica was the first to open, in 1820, and elaborate celebrations were held.

The residents of Salina and Syracuse began discussing a proposed charter, which would unify the two villages.

Salina consists of five small suburban communities: Liverpool, Mattydale, Lyncourt, Galeville, and a portion of North Syracuse.