Welcome to Slash Cottage ...

Slash Cottage is located in Hanover County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slash Cottage, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Slash Cottage is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Slash Cottage is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

Communities near Slash Cottage ...

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

• Richmond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Hunton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
  • Hunton is located in Henrico County
• Glen Allen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Allen <4>
• Hanover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Quail Walk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
  • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
• Taylorsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
• Longdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Longdale is located in Henrico County
• Atlee Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
• Laurel Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
  • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
• Laurel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Henrico County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slash Cottage ...

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

Adding Slash Cottage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slash Cottage 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 Slash Cottage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Slash Cottage post office opened in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slash Cottage.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hanover County: www.co.hanover.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/