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Welcome to Slades Corners ...

Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Slades Corners, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Slades Corners: Slades Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Slades Corners for more information about variations on the name of Slades Corners.

Slades Corners is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Slades Corners: (262)

Communities near Slades Corners ...

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

  • McHenry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in McHenry County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <4>
  • Round Lake Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
    • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <4>
  • Round Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
    • Round Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <4>
  • Salem Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
    • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
    • Former names for Salem Lakes:
    • Salem
    • Silver Lake
  • Antioch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <4>
  • Lindenhurst
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
    • Lindenhurst is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
    • Lindenhurst has also been known as:
    • Lindenhurst village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <4>
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Racine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
  • Fox Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Fox Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Lake <4>
  • Elkhorn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
  • Harvard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <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 Slades Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slades Corners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slades Corners ...

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

Adding Slades Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slades Corners 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 for Slades Corners was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slades Corners.

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

The official website for Kenosha County: www.co.kenosha.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Kenosha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slades Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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