Welcome to Sligo ...
So far, we found very little information about Sligo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sligo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sligo, please Contact Us.
Sligo would have been located within present day DeKalb County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sligo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sligo is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sligo was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Sligo (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Codes where Sligo was located: 615 & 629<4>
Communities Also Named Sligo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Sligo - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sligo.
Communities near Sligo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sligo.
- Cookeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
- Cookeville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <5>
- McMinnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <5>
- Temperance Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Temperance Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
- Lafayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - White Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <5>
- Gordonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <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 Sligo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sligo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sligo. 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 Sligo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sligo. See our Newspapers Page for Sligo.
Adding Sligo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sligo 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 Sligo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Sligo post office opened in 1847.
We also found Sligo in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sligo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Sligo, 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 DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sligo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Sligo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Sligo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |