Miscellaneous Information

So far, we found very little information about Slaughter Landing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Slaughter Landing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Slaughter Landing, please Contact Us.

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Various Identification Codes ...

GNIS Codes ...

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) was created to address the problems caused by spelling and naming variations. The BGN will usually recognize an existing name or, when necessary, establish a new name for a geographic feature (such as a mountain, lake, river, stream, city, town, village, dam, bridge, etc).

The BGN names are kept in a database called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and it is the official Federal repository. The GNIS is operated and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

A unique and permanent identifier has been assigned for each name in the GNIS database. These names and identifiers are definitive and it is intended that they are to be used by all departments of the Federal Government:

GNIS ID for Slaughter Landing: 157072

GNIS ID for Madison County: 161570

GNIS ID for Alabama: 1779775

FIPS Codes ...

In a past effort, various federal agencies created a set of codes with a purpose similar to the GNIS codes. These codes are called the Federal Information Processing Standard (or the FIPS 55 codes). Although they are still used by some organizations, the FIPS codes are obsolete and will ultimately be replaced by the GNIS codes.

While FIPS codes have been assigned to all counties and states, a specific code has not been assigned to Slaughter Landing. The following FIPS codes apply to the State and County:

State Code:	01 (Alabama)
County Code:	089 (Madison County)

GPS Location - GNIS Coordinates ...

An important aspect of the GNIS code is that it assigns a GPS location (the latitude/longitude) to the geographic feature. This location is simply a point on the map and does not represent the size or shape of the feature. In the case of Slaughter Landing, it is a point within Slaughter Landing that might be a post office, the city hall or simply an intersection - the point should really be considered arbitrary and only indicating a general location.

For Slaughter Landing, the GNIS GPS location is given as:

Lat:   34° 35' 14"   (or 34.59°)

Lon:   -86° 41' 58"   (or -86.7°)  

Regional Codes ...

For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau has divided the country into four Regions. Slaughter Landing would have been located in Region #3 (the South Region).

In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Slaughter Landing would have been located in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Slaughter Landing would have been located in Region IV (Region 4).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Slaughter Landing would have been located in Region IV (Region 4).

Referenced GNIS Records ...

GNIS ID #151240   (Name of Record: Slaughter Ferry (historical))

Class: crossing

County: Morgan

Map Name: Triana

Lat: 34.5884252       Lon: -86.69833  

Elev: 170 ft.

GNIS ID #157072   (Name of Record: Slaughter Landing)

Class: locale

County: Madison

Map Name: Triana

Lat: 34.5873141       Lon: -86.6997189  

Elev: 170 ft.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

The official website of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

The official website of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)