Welcome to Sloan ...

Sloan is located in Sanders County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sloan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Sloan is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sloan is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Sloan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sloan: 406

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, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

• Polson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polson
  • Polson is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polson <4>
• Ronan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronan
  • Ronan is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronan <4>
• Saint Ignatius
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignatius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignatius
  • Saint Ignatius is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignatius <4>
• Hot Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Sanders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
• Charlo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlo
  • Charlo is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlo <4>
• Moiese
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moiese
  • Moiese is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moiese <4>
• Agency
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Sanders County
• Old Agency
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency
  • Old Agency is located in Sanders County
• Dixon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
• Kicking Horse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kicking Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicking Horse
  • Kicking Horse is located in Lake 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sloan post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sloan.