Welcome to Slackwater ...

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

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

Slackwater would have been located within present day Stark County<2>.

The location of Slackwater has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slackwater, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Slackwater is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Slackwater was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Slackwater once stood is in the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named Slackwater ...

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

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

Communities near Slackwater ...

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

• Kewanee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
  • Kewanee is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewanee <5>
• Chillicothe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <5>
• Galva
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
  • Galva is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <5>
• Elmwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Elmwood is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <5>
• Princeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <5>
• Dunlap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Dunlap is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <5>
• Wyoming
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <5>
• Toulon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
  • Toulon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toulon <5>
• Brimfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
  • Brimfield is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brimfield <5>
• Bradford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <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 Slackwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slackwater.

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

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

Adding Slackwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slackwater in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Slackwater was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slackwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Stark County: www.stark-county.net/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov