Welcome to Slidell ...Slidell is located Slidell is located in Wise County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Slidell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884. Slidell is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Slidell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Slidell: 940 The ZIP code for Slidell: 76267<3> Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Slidell - they are located in Louisiana and Maryland. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Slidell. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Slidell. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Slidell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slidell. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Slidell. 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 Slidell. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Slidell. See our Newspapers Page for Slidell. Looking for more information about Slidell? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Slidell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Slidell. We originally found mention of Slidell 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 (so far) for Slidell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Slidell.
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