Welcome to Sloan ...

Sloan is located in Blount County<1>.

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

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

Sloan is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Sloan: (205) & (269)<4>

Communities Also Named Sloan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Sloan - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sloan ...

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

• Gardendale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Gardendale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <5>
• Jasper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
• Fultondale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
  • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <5>
• Pinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
  • Pinson is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 7,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinson <5>
• Adamsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Adamsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamsville <5>
• Kimberly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <5>
• Hanceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
  • Hanceville is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <5>
• Warrior
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
  • Warrior is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <5>
• Good Hope
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
• Sumiton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
  • Sumiton is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
  • Former names for Sumiton:
  • Commercial
  • Democrat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sloan ...

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

Adding Sloan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sloan 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 Sloan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Sloan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sloan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

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