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Slat, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°48′36″N 84°54′33″W / 36.81000°N 84.90917°W / 36.81000; -84.90917
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Slat
Slat is located in Kentucky
Slat
Slat
Location within the state of Kentucky
Slat is located in the United States
Slat
Slat
Slat (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°48′36″N 84°54′33″W / 36.81000°N 84.90917°W / 36.81000; -84.90917
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyWayne
Elevation
1,040 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
GNIS feature ID509074[1]

Slat is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

The origin of the name "Slat" is obscure.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slat, Kentucky
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slat KY post office
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.