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Welcome to Slover ...

Slover is located in Wayne County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Slover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Slover is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Slover is located in the (912) area code.

Communities Also Named Slover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Slover - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Slover ...

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

  • Jesup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Donald
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Donald is located in Long County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
  • Ludowici
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
    • Ludowici is located in Long County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <4>
  • Screven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Patterson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pendarvis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendarvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
    • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
  • Odum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Offerman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Surrency
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Madray Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slover ...

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

Adding Slover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slover 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 Slover was on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Slover in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Slover post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slover.

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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