Welcome to Slim ...

Slim is located in McCurtain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Slim is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Slim lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Slim is within the (580) area code.

Communities near Slim ...

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

• Valliant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <3>
• Wright City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <3>
• Fort Towson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
  • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <3>
• Sawyer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <3>
• Millerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <3>
• Rattan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
  • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <3>
• Garvin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
  • Garvin is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <3>
• Swink
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <3>
• Ringold
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringold
  • Ringold is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringold <3>
• Corinne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
  • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slim ...

Looking for more information about Slim? 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 Slim, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Slim.

Adding Slim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slim 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 Slim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Slim post office opened in 1916.

We also found Slim on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slim.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/