Slocomb is located in east Geneva County and has a population of about 2,000 people in the 20 square mile area surrounding the town.  The population of the town is about 1500.  The town was chartered in 1901 and early history says it was settled by Frank Slocomb and his brother, Will in 1898.  The brothers sat up a turpentine still about two miles from town. Early industry in the town included turpentine, cross ties, and lumber.  According to a history of the town, written by William Rigell of Johnson City, Tennessee, Doc Anthony was chief of the cross-tie business, Morris Lumber Co. controlled the saw mill, and the Slocomb brothers ran the turpentine business. Rigell said that for a short while, there were two liquor stores in town where a pint of gin, or apple, banana, peach, or apricot brandy could be bought for 25 cents. The social life revolved around the church.  Everybody in town went to church on Sundays and on Wednesday nights.  That’s where all the young men met their favorite young ladies and escorted them home, walking or riding in buggies.  But, there was another social center in Slocomb, and that was the railway station.  At four o’clock every Sunday afternoon the “Lighten-Express” went north.  The whole town gathered there to see the Crack Special go by.  The “crack special” consisted of an engine, baggage coach, and two passenger cars. Growing along with the town during these years were the churches.  The Methodist, Baptist, and Primitive Baptist Churches have led the growth.  Both the Methodist and Baptist originated from a community Sunday school which was held in an old school house.  As the members grew, the congregation divided and built separate buildings.  The first Sunday school was held soon after the town was founded and it met in a “well ventilated” guano warehouse, across the railroad from the depot.  Later the union Sunday school was transferred to the wooden school -house in the square. Slocomb’s first school was opened in 1901.  Miss Opie Langston was the first teacher.  In 1904, a wooden building was built on the public square and N.B. Hughes was the first principal.  By 1908, the only extra curricular activity in the school was a debating society which, met to debate twice a week.  Al students were required to take elocution and Latin.  The first class to graduate at Slocomb High School was in 1901.  There were two members of the class, Louise McCarthey and Lennie Smith.
The Slocomb Schools have had their share of dark days.  In 1925, a two -story brick building, built in 1908, burned to the ground.  It was rebuilt, but three years later, C.F. Avant, Slocomb’s principal, was murdered in the high school library one night.  According to J.J. Collins in his history of the Slocomb Schools, the murderers were never brought to justice.

In 1948, William Rigell wrote “practical progress looms before every eye that is now laid on Slocomb.  There are prosperous merchants, serviceable drug stores, and the Slocomb National Bank which, has been a fat and healthy baby since the day it was born.  All of these are tucked away in the history of Slocomb.  But, is that all?  No town consists entirely of streets and avenues, industries and stores, lots and lands. The people are the community.   The people of Slocomb, it would seem this December of 1968, are well on their way to more of that practical progress.  It looms before every eye.” Slocomb’s Mayor is Rob Hinson, Town Clerk is Mrs. Hilda Williams, the Attorney is Charles R. Paul, and the Councilmen are Mayor Pro Tem, Herman Smith, C.M. Hidle, Paul Shipes, Max Foster, and Huey Helms.