Slater, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Slater, Ohio
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Ohio
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Auglaize
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1011
Coordinates:40.5278°N -84.0733°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:45895
Area Code:419
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1065335

Slater is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. It is located southeast of Wapakoneta and just south of Saint Johns, on Geyer Road between Clay Road (Township Road 126) and Gutman Road (Township Road 116), at 40.5278°N -84.0733°W.[1]

The Slater Crossing Station was built in 1893 for the Ohio Southern Railroad, the building was later moved to a farm south of the Slater railroad crossing and stood until the early 1980s.[2] Although there was never a post office here, Slater, Ohio is listed as a shipping and mailing address with the US Express and on the St. Marys Branch of the Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad in 1903.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  2. Auglaize County Railroad Stations, Ohio Railroad Stations Past & Present
  3. ABC Pathfinder Shipping and Mailing Guide, New England Railway Publishing Company, 1903, Pg. 692.