Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sloan (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sloan. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sloan is located in Duplin County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Duplin County: Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Sloan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sloan:
- Duplin County (The home county of Sloan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Sholars Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maready
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maready. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
- Maready is located in Duplin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maready
- From Sloan to Maready
- Chinquapin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pin Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
- Hancheys Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pasley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pasley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley
- Pasley is located in Duplin County
- Cartersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Greenevers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenevers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Murphey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murphey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Murphey
- From Sloan to Murphey
- Cypress Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Catherine Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jacksons Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Charity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Charity is located in Duplin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charity
- From Sloan to Charity
- Bladen County
- Long View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Hargetts Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Combs Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combs Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Phillips Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shady Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shady Grove
- From Sloan to Shady Grove
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Pink Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
- Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <3>
- Deep Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Albrittons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Castle Hayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hayne
- Castle Hayne is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hayne <3>
- Skippers Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skippers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Catherine Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Richlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Richlands is located in Onslow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <3>
- Mill Pond Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Half Moon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Shamrock Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Cardinal Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardinal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Acorn Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Foxhorn Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhorn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Pumpkin Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Folkstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Folkstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
- Folkstone is located in Onslow County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Folkstone
- From Sloan to Folkstone
- Holly Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Holly Ridge is located in Onslow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,092 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Ridge <3>
- Aragona Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aragona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Maple Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maple Hill
- From Sloan to Maple Hill
- Murray Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Watha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Burgaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgaw
- Burgaw is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgaw <3>
- Saint Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Ashton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ashton
- From Sloan to Ashton
- Rocky Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Atkinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Atkinson is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <3>
- Currie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Topsail
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Delway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elliott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elliott
- From Sloan to Elliott
- Turkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Turkey is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <3>
- Ivanhoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivanhoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ivanhoe
- From Sloan to Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kerr
- From Sloan to Kerr
- Moltonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomahawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tomahawk
- From Sloan to Tomahawk
- Ingold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ingold
- From Sloan to Ingold
- Wayne County
- Seven Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sloan, see our County-by-County Page for Sloan.
Cemeteries Near Sloan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sloan.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sloan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverview Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Duplin Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Duplin Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Duplin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Duplin Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duplin Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duplin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Powers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- John Henderson Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wells Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rockfish Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockfish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockfish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Albert W. Lanier Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Routledge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Routledge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Routledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Matthew Southerland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sloan had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Chinquapin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lyman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lyman
- From Sloan to Lyman
- Hallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Wallace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <3>
- Beulaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Teachey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teachey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Maple Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maple Hill
- From Sloan to Maple Hill
- Angola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sarecta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarecta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
- Sarecta is located in Duplin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sarecta
- From Sloan to Sarecta
- Safe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Safe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Safe
- From Sloan to Safe
- Cyrus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Kenansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
- Kenansville is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <3>
- Catherine Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sloan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sloan.
Newspapers Published in Sloan ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sloan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sloan, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sloan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sloan:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Duplin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- New Hanover County
- Onslow County
- Pender County
- Sampson County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sloan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sloan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7785, Longitude: -77.8279 In this case, the coordinates for Sloan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
<6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sloan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |