Welcome to Slatington ...
So far, we found very little information about Slatington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Slatington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Slatington, please Contact Us.
Slatington would have been located within present day Montgomery County<2>.
The location of Slatington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Slatington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Slatington is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Slatington was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Slatington once stood is in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Slatington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Slatington - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Slatington.
Communities near Slatington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Slatington.
- Mount Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <5>
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <5>
- Oden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
- Oden is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <5>
- Daisy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Black Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Big Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Langley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Langley is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <5>
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
- Board Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Manfred
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Slatington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slatington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Slatington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slatington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Slatington. See our Newspapers Page for Slatington.
Adding Slatington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Slatington in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Slatington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Slatington post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Slatington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Slatington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slatington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |