Welcome to Slonaker ...

Slonaker is located in Chester County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Slonaker, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slonaker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Slonaker is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Slonaker: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities near Slonaker ...

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

• Reading
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <5>
• Norristown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <5>
• Pottstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• West Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Lansdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Phoenixville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Coatesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Downingtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Conshohocken
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <5>
• Souderton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slonaker ...

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

Adding Slonaker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slonaker 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 Slonaker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Slonaker post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slonaker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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