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Welcome to Sloantown ...

Sloantown is located in Scott County<1>.

Sloantown is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sloantown: 276

Communities near Sloantown ...

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

  • Kingsport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
  • Bloomingdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Colonial Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Church Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Carmel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Stone Gap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Waycross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
  • Blair Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
  • Gate City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Surgoinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sloantown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sloantown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.