Slate, Kansas

Slate was a small settlement in Bow Creek Township, Rooks County, Kansas, United States.

Slate, Kansas
Slate
Location within the state of Kansas
Slate
Slate (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°28′50″N 99°31′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRooks
Elevation
2,172 ft (662 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID482003[1]

History

Slate was located in Bow Township along Slate Creek.[2] A post office was issued to Slate in 1880. The post office was discontinued in 1903.[3] Population in 1910 was 36.[2]

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1984-07-01. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2, Chicago: Standard Publishing Company, p. 698
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-12-30.


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