Welcome to Slat ...

Slat is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Slat is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Slat (for example, toward Burkesville), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Slat: 606

Communities near Slat ...

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

• Monticello
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Monticello is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
• Russell Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell Springs is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell Springs <3>
• Albany
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Albany is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
• Jamestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
• Parnell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Parnell is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
• Sumpter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumpter is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
• Alpha
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpha is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Cumberland City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
• Rankin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rankin is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
• Slickford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Slickford is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slat ...

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

Adding Slat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slat 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 (so far) for Slat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Slat post office opened in 1907. The Slat post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slat.