Welcome to Slateford ...

Slateford is located in Northampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slateford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

Slateford is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Slateford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Slateford - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Slateford ...

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

• Easton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Easton
  • From Slateford to Easton
• Phillipsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Phillipsburg
  • From Slateford to Phillipsburg
• East Stroudsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Stroudsburg
  • From Slateford to East Stroudsburg
• Hackettstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hackettstown
  • From Slateford to Hackettstown
• Wilson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
• Nazareth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nazareth
  • From Slateford to Nazareth
• Stroudsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stroudsburg
  • From Slateford to Stroudsburg
• Bangor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
• Pen Argyl
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
  • Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pen Argyl
  • From Slateford to Pen Argyl
• Wind Gap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
  • Wind Gap is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wind Gap
  • From Slateford to Wind Gap

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slateford ...

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

Adding Slateford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Slateford post office opened in 1845.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slateford.