Slate Mills, Ohio

Slate Mills is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

The namesake Slate Mills was a mill built at the site in 1827.[2] A post office called Slate Mills was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1906.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slate Mills, Ohio
  2. Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 305.
  3. "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2016.


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