Welcome to Slaughter ...

Slaughter is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slaughter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Slaughter is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Slaughter: 302

Communities Also Named Slaughter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Slaughter - they are located in Florida, Louisiana, North Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Slaughter ...

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

• Dover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
• Smyrna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
• Chestertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <3>
• Harrington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <3>
• Camden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
• Clayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
• Townsend
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <3>
• Greensboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <3>
• Cheswold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
  • Cheswold is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <3>
• Wyoming
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <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 Slaughter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slaughter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slaughter ...

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

Adding Slaughter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slaughter 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 Slaughter was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slaughter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/