Slate is a

ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...

in Bow Creek Township,

Rooks County, Kansas Rooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Stockton, and its largest city is Plainville. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,919. The county was named for John Rooks, a private in Compa ...

, United States.

History

Slate was located in Bow Township along Slate Creek.Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2, Chicago: Standard Publishing Company, p. 698 A post office was issued to Slate in 1880. The post office was discontinued in 1903. The population of Slate was 36 as of 1910.

References

Former populated places in Rooks County, Kansas Former populated places in Kansas 1880 establishments in Kansas Populated places established in 1880 {{RooksCountyKS-geo-stub