Welcome to Slater ...

Slater is located in Platte 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 1911.

Slater is 4,990 feet [1,521 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Slater is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Slater lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Slater (for example, toward Henry (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Slater lies within the (307) 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 Washington.

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.

• Wheatland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
• Chugwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugwater
  • Chugwater is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chugwater <4>
• Y-O Ranch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y-O Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y-O Ranch
  • Y-O Ranch is located in Platte County
• Chugcreek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
  • Chugcreek is located in Platte County
• Westview Circle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
  • Westview Circle is located in Platte County
• Veteran
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran
  • Veteran is located in Goshen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veteran <4>
• Guernsey
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Guernsey is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <4>
• Yoder
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
  • Yoder is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <4>
• Fort Laramie
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laramie
  • Fort Laramie is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Laramie <4>
• Hawk Springs
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Springs
  • Hawk Springs is located in Goshen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Springs <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 1911.

We also found Slater on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

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 State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/