Saltillo, Nebraska

Saltillo (/sælˈtɪloʊ/ sal-TEE-oh) was an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.

[2] In 1862, John Cadman built a road ranch called Saltillo Station in the area to provide lodgings for travelers along the Oregon Trail between Nebraska City and Fort Kearny.

[2] The village economy relied heavily on wagon train traffic from the Oregon Trail, which became obsolete in 1865 with the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

[8] Plat maps produced in 1903 show the village with three streets and the path of Salt Creek flowing through roughly half of the lots.

[9] Frequent flooding, a lack of travelers and thus income, as well as the continuous growth of nearby Lincoln all sent the population of Saltillo into decline.