Welcome to Slighs ...

Slighs is located in Newberry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slighs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Slighs is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Slighs is located in the (803) area code.

Communities near Slighs ...

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

• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Irmo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <3>
• Newberry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <3>
• Leesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <3>
• Chapin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <3>
• Prosperity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Prosperity is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosperity <3>
• Gilbert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <3>
• Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
• Pomaria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
  • Pomaria is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <3>
• Silverstreet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slighs ...

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

Adding Slighs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slighs 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 Slighs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Slighs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slighs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/