Welcome to Sloan ...

Sloan is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sloan, 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 1911.

Sloan is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Sloan: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Sloan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Sloan - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sloan ...

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

• Jackson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Pearl
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
• Madison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Brandon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Ridgeland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <5>
• Canton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Flowood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
• Flora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <5>
• Bentonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
  • Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <5>
• Maris Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
  • Maris Town is located in Madison 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 Sloan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sloan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sloan ...

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

Adding Sloan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sloan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madison-co.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/