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Welcome to Slate Ridge ...

Slate Ridge is located in Adams County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Slate Ridge: Slate Rdg. (or less commonly used: Slate Rdge. or Slate Ridg.)

Slate Ridge is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Slate Ridge: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Slate Ridge ...

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

  • Westminster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gettysburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
  • Taneytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Emmitsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • McSherrystown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slate Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slate Ridge - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Slate Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Slate Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.