Welcome to Slater ...
Slater is located in Ballard County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Slater, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Slater is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Slater lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Slater: 270 & 364<3>
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), Florida, Iowa, 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.
- Metropolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
- La Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
- La Center is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <4>
- Mounds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Bardwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wickliffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Kevil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevil have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
- Kevil is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <4>
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken 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 1882.
We also found Slater in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Slater.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Ballard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Slater area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Slater area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |