Welcome to Sloan ...
Sloan is located in Clark County<1>.
Sloan was founded in 1919.
Sloan is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sloan is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Sloan lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Sloan, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Area Codes for Sloan: 702 & 725<3>
The ZIP code for Sloan: 89054<4>
Going back to its beginning, Sloan was originally named Ehret. For more information about the names of Sloan, see The Names of Sloan on our Genealogy Page.
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, Montana, 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.
- Las Vegas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Las Vegas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Bard is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bard
- From Sloan to Bard
- Arden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clark County
- Boulder Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paradise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Whitney is located in Clark County
- Bracken ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bracken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Bracken is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bracken
- From Sloan to Bracken
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.
We 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.<8>
From that list, the Sloan post office opened in 1922.
We also found Sloan mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sloan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sloan - 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 702 code has been Overlayed with the 725 area code. New phone numbers in the Sloan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Sloan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sloan). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sloan or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |