Welcome to Slaughter Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Slaughter Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Slaughter Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Slaughter Creek, please Contact Us.
Slaughter Creek would have been located within present day Stewart County<2>.
The location of Slaughter Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Slaughter Creek: Slaughter Crk. (or less commonly used: Slaughter Ck. or Slaughter Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Slaughter Creek is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Slaughter Creek was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Slaughter Creek (for example, toward Hurtsboro (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Slaughter Creek would have been located in the (229) area code.
Communities near Slaughter Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Slaughter Creek.
- Putnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heineburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <5>
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
- Lumpkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Lumpkin is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumpkin <5>
- Ochillee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Ida Vesper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Vesper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Glen Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Louvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louvale
- Louvale is located in Stewart County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louvale <5>
- Cusseta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
- Cusseta is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusseta <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 Slaughter Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slaughter Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Slaughter Creek. 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 Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Slaughter Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Slaughter Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Slaughter Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Stewart, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slaughter Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |