Welcome to Slater ...

Slater is located in Lee County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Slater, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

Slater is near sea level<3>.

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

Slater is located in the (239) area code.

Websites for Slater ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.iloveleecounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Slater, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Slater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Slater - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Slater.

Communities near Slater ...

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

• Cape Coral
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Coral
  • Cape Coral is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Coral <4>
• Fort Myers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers
  • Fort Myers is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Myers <4>
• Estero
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estero
  • Estero is located in Lee County
  • Estero has also been known as:
  • Estero Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estero <4>
• Punta Gorda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punta Gorda
  • Punta Gorda is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punta Gorda <4>
• Fort Myers Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers Beach
  • Fort Myers Beach is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Myers Beach <4>
• Morse Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Shores
  • Morse Shores is located in Lee County
• North Fort Myers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fort Myers
  • North Fort Myers is located in Lee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Fort Myers <4>
• Tice
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice
  • Tice is located in Lee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tice <4>
• East Dunbar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dunbar
  • East Dunbar is located in Lee County
• Fort Myers Shores
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Myers Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers Shores
  • Fort Myers Shores is located in Lee 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 Slater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slater.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slater ...

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

Adding Slater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slater 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 Slater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Slater post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lee County: www.lee-county.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/