Welcome to Sligo ...

Sligo is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Sligo is located in Yoakum County<1>.

The location of Sligo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sligo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Sligo is 3,520 feet [1,073 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sligo is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sligo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Sligo (for example, toward Lovington (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Sligo is within the (806) area code.

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 Tennessee.

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.

• Denver City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
  • Denver City is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver City <4>
• Seagraves
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
  • Seagraves is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagraves <4>
• Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Plains is located in Yoakum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
• Wellman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <4>
• Tokio ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
  • Tokio is located in Terry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokio <4>
• Loop
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
  • Loop is located in Gaines County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loop <4>
• Seminole
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Seminole is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <4>
• Bronco
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Bronco is located in Lea County (NM)
• Bronco
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Bronco is located in Yoakum County
• Brownfield
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
  • Brownfield is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownfield <4>

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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sligo ...

Looking for more information about Sligo? 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 Sligo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Sligo post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sligo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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