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Welcome to Slate Mountain ...

Slate Mountain is located in Surry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Slate Mountain: Slate Mtn. (or less commonly used: Slate Mntn.)

Slate Mountain is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Slate Mountain: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Slate Mountain ...

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

  • Mount Airy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • King
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Dobson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Stuart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stuart is located in Patrick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
  • Danbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheltontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheltontown is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
  • Ararat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Carters Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
  • Holly Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Springs is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slate Mountain ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slate Mountain - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Slate Mountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Slate Mountain 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.