Welcome to Sligo ...

Sligo is located in Clinton County<1>.

The location of Sligo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sligo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Sligo is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sligo is located in the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Sligo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Sligo: This one is located in Clinton County and the other is located in Guernsey County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 14 communities that are also named Sligo - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Sligo ...

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

• Xenia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
• Centerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Lebanon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Springboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
  • Springboro is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <4>
• Wilmington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Bellbrook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellbrook
  • Bellbrook is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellbrook <4>
• South Lebanon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
  • South Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lebanon <4>
• Blanchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchester
  • Blanchester is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchester <4>
• Waynesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
  • Waynesville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <4>
• Sabina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
  • Sabina is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sligo ...

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

Adding Sligo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sligo 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 Sligo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sligo post office opened in 1844.

We also found Sligo in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sligo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sligo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/