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Welcome to Slabtown ...

Slabtown is located in Allegany County<1>.

Slabtown is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Slabtown: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Slabtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Slabtown: This one is located in Allegany County and the other is located in Frederick County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 30 communities that are also named Slabtown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (6), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Slabtown ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Keyser
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <4>
  • Meyersdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Berlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Berlin is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
  • Westernport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lonaconing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Carpendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Grantsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hyndman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <4>
  • Piedmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slabtown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slabtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Slabtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Slabtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.