Welcome to Slate Mills ...

Slate Mills is located in Ross County<1>.

The location of Slate Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slate Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for Slate Mills: Slate Mls. (or less commonly used: Slate Mlls.)

Slate Mills is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Slate Mills is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Slate Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Slate Mills - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Slate Mills ...

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

• Chillicothe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <4>
• Circleville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
• Greenfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Waverly City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
  • Waverly City is located in Pike County
  • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
• Waverly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Piketon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
  • Piketon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <4>
• Williamsport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Kingston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Frankfort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• New Holland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <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 Slate Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slate Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slate Mills ...

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

Adding Slate Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slate Mills 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 Slate Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Slate Mills post office opened in 1860.

We also found Slate Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slate Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/