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We found 28 communities that share the name Slabtown.
There are five communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Slabtown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 27 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Armstrong County
This Slabtown is located in Armstrong County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Slabtown.
Clearfield County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Slabtown [Clearfield County].
Columbia County
This Slabtown is located in Columbia County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Slabtown.
Franklin County
This Slabtown is located in Franklin County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Slabtown.
Schuylkill County
This Slabtown is located in Schuylkill County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Slabtown.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lauderdale County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Slabtown [Lauderdale County].
Arkansas
Grant County
This Slabtown is located in Grant County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Slabtown.
Georgia
Fulton County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Slabtown [Fulton County].
Idaho
Latah County
This Slabtown is located in Latah County and lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Slabtown.
Indiana
Decatur County
This Slabtown is located in Decatur County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the west of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Slabtown.
Kentucky
Henry County
This Slabtown is located in Henry County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Slabtown.
Maryland
Allegany County
This Slabtown is located in Allegany County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Slabtown.
Frederick County
This Slabtown is located in Frederick County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east southeast of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Slabtown.
Missouri
Madison County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Slabtown [Madison County].
Texas County
This Slabtown is located in Texas County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the west of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Slabtown.
New Jersey
Salem County
This Slabtown is located in Salem County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the east of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Slabtown.
New Mexico
Otero County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Otero County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Slabtown.
New York
Chemung County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Slabtown [Chemung County].
Ohio
Allen County
This Slabtown is located in Allen County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Slabtown.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Slabtown.
Tennessee
Rhea County
This Slabtown is located in Rhea County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the southwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Slabtown.
Texas
Lamar County
This Slabtown is located in Lamar County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Slabtown.
Virginia
Lancaster County
This Slabtown is located in Lancaster County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Slabtown.
Russell County
This Slabtown is located in Russell County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the southwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Slabtown.
Scott County
This Slabtown is located in Scott County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the southwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Slabtown.
Smyth County
This Slabtown is located in Smyth County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the southwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Slabtown.
West Virginia
Mingo County
This Slabtown is located in Mingo County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Slabtown.
Wisconsin
Jefferson County
This Slabtown is located in Jefferson County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Slabtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Slabtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slabtown ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Coal Run (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Slabtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slabtown and extending to:
Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Slabtown to Somerset, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slabtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slabtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8029, Longitude: -78.9836 In this case, the coordinates for Slabtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Slabtown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
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 Slabtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Slabtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.001 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.841 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.208 degrees.