Welcome to Slavans ...

Slavans is located in McCreary County<1>.

The location of Slavans has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slavans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Slavans is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Slavans lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Slavans (for example, toward Albany), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Slavans is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Slavans ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Slavans: This one is located in McCreary County and the other is located in Wayne County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Slavans.

Communities near Slavans ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Slavans.

• Monticello
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Oneida
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <4>
• Winfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Burnside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Burnside is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <4>
• Parmleysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
  • Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
• Smith Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in McCreary County
• Marshes Siding
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshes Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
  • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
• Mount Pisgah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
  • Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
• Sumpter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Sumpter is located in Wayne County
• Whitley City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley City
  • Whitley City is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitley City <4>

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 Slavans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slavans.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Slavans. 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 Slavans.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Slavans. See our Newspapers Page for Slavans.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slavans ...

Looking for more information about Slavans? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Slavans, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Slavans.

Adding Slavans to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slavans in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Slavans was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Slavans post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slavans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slavans. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/