Slate, Kansas
Slate is a ghost town in Bow Creek Township, Rooks County, Kansas, United States.[1]
Slate, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°28′50″N 99°31′38″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Rooks |
Elevation | 2,172 ft (662 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 0 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
GNIS ID | 482003 [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]
References
- "Slate, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2, Chicago: Standard Publishing Company, p. 698
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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