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Welcome to Slickville ...

Slickville is located in Westmoreland County<1>.


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


Slickville was established in 1917.

Slickville is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Slickville ...

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

  • Monroeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Plum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <4>
  • Murrysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • McKeesport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilkinsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
    • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
  • Greensburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • New Kensington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Burrell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
    • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <4>
  • Jeannette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Swissvale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slickville ...

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

Adding Slickville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Slickville post office opened in 1918.

We also found Slickville on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slickville.

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slickville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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