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Welcome to Slatestone ...

Slatestone is located in Beaufort County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slatestone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Slatestone is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Slatestone: 252

Communities Also Named Slatestone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Slatestone - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Slatestone ...

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

  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Belhaven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Chocowinity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grimesland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jamesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Washington Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Bath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Pantego
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Bear Grass
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Pinetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slatestone ...

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

Adding Slatestone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slatestone 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 Slatestone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Slatestone post office opened in 1891. The Slatestone post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slatestone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Beaufort, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slatestone - 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/