Welcome to Slater ...

Slater is located in Walla Walla County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Slater is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Slater lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Slater is within the (509) area code.

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, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas 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.

• Kennewick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennewick
  • Kennewick is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennewick <4>
• Pasco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
  • Pasco is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <4>
• Wallula
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
  • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
• Burbank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Burbank is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <4>
• Wallula Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
  • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
• Ainsworth Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
  • Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
• Finley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Finley is located in Benton County
• Eureka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
• Touchet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Touchet
  • Touchet is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Touchet <4>
• Lowden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
  • Lowden is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <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 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.<5>

From that list, the Slater post office opened in 1906.

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 Walla Walla County: www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/