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Welcome to Sleeth ...

Sleeth is located in Carroll County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sleeth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Sleeth is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Sleeth (for example, toward Goodland), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Sleeth ...

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

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

Communities near Sleeth ...

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

  • Lafayette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • West Lafayette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
    • West Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
  • Monticello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
  • Delphi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
  • Battle Ground
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monon
    • Monon is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monon <4>
  • Dayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
  • Brookston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
    • Brookston is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <4>
  • Rossville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Rossville is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <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 Sleeth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sleeth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sleeth ...

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

Adding Sleeth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sleeth 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 Sleeth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sleeth post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sleeth.

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Carroll, 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 Sleeth - 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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