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Welcome to Slocum ...

Slocum is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slocum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Slocum is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Slocum: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Slocum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Slocum - they are located in Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas.

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

Communities near Slocum ...

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

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nanticoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Berwick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Exeter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
  • Swoyersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • West Pittston
    (18 miles [29 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 Slocum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slocum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slocum ...

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

Adding Slocum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slocum 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 Slocum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Slocum post office opened in 1873.

We also found Slocum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slocum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slocum - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Slocum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Slocum 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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