Welcome to Sligo ...

So far, we found very little information about Sligo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sligo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sligo, please Contact Us.

Sligo would have been located within present day Weld County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sligo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Time Zone: The area where Sligo was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sligo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Sligo - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Sligo ...

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

• Grover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <4>
• Raymer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymer
  • Raymer is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Raymer has also been known as:
  • New Raymer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymer <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Raymer
  • From Sligo to Raymer
• Keota
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Weld County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keota
  • From Sligo to Keota
• Briggsdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
  • Briggsdale is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briggsdale <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Briggsdale
  • From Sligo to Briggsdale
• Hereford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hereford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Hereford is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <4>
• Carpenter
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Carpenter is located in Laramie County (WY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpenter <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carpenter
  • From Sligo to Carpenter
• Avalo
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avalo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalo
  • Avalo is located in Weld County
  • Former name for Avalo:
  • Greasewood Flats
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Avalo
  • From Sligo to Avalo
• Egbert
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert
  • Egbert is located in Laramie County (WY)
• Pine Bluffs
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluffs
  • Pine Bluffs is located in Laramie County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Bluffs <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Bluffs
  • From Sligo to Pine Bluffs
• Stoneham
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Stoneham is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneham <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 Sligo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sligo.

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

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

Adding Sligo to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Sligo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Sligo in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Sligo post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sligo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/