Welcome to Slaughter ...
So far, we found very little information about Slaughter. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Slaughter to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Slaughter, please Contact Us.
Slaughter would have been located within present day Sullivan County<2>.
The location of Slaughter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Slaughter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Slaughter is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Slaughter was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Slaughter would have been located in the (423) area code.
Communities Also Named Slaughter ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Slaughter - they are located in Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, North Dakota, Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Slaughter.
Communities near Slaughter ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Slaughter.
- Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
- Kingsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
- Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <5>
- Collingwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
- Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
- Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <5>
- East Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Elizabethton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Mill Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Colonial Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Church Hill is located in Hawkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <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 Slaughter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slaughter.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Slaughter. 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 Slaughter.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Slaughter. See our Newspapers Page for Slaughter.
Adding Slaughter to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Slaughter in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Slaughter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Slaughter post office opened in 1881.
We also found Slaughter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Slaughter.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Slaughter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slaughter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |