Slater, Ohio
Slater is an unincorporated community in Saint Marys 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°31′40″N 84°04′24″W.[2][3]
Slater, Ohio | |
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  Slater, Ohio Location of Slater, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′40″N 84°04′24″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Auglaize |
| Elevation | 1,010 ft (308 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 45895 |
| Area code(s) | 419 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1065335[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.[4] 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.[5]
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slater, Ohio
- Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
- Auglaize County Railroad Stations, Ohio Railroad Stations Past & Present
- ABC Pathfinder Shipping and Mailing Guide, New England Railway Publishing Company, 1903, Pg. 692.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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