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Slate is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, in the United States.

History

A post office was established at Slate in 1938, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965. The community took its name from Slate Creek.

Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Grundy

Town	Grundy

CDP	Vansant

Unincorporated communities	Artia Bearwallow Big Rock Conaway Council Davenport Deel Drill‡ Grimsleyville Harman Harman Junction Hurley Janey Jewell Valley Keen Mountain Leemaster Mavisdale Maxie Mount Heron Murphy Oakwood Page Patterson Paynesville Peapatch‡ Pearly Prater Pilgrim's Knob Roseann Roth Rowe Shack Mills Shortt Gap Slate Stacy Thomas Tookland Vandyke Venia Vicey Weller Whitewood Wolford

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°18′20″N 81°56′56″W / 37.30556°N 81.94889°W / 37.30556; -81.94889

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