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Welcome to Slagle ...

Slagle is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slagle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Slagle is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Slagle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Slagle: 417

Communities Also Named Slagle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Slagle - they are located in Louisiana, New Mexico and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Slagle ...

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

  • Bolivar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Willard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ash Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Play
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dadeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slagle ...

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

Adding Slagle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slagle 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 (so far) for Slagle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Slagle post office opened in 1874. The Slagle post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slagle.

Footnotes ...

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

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