Slaughter, Texas

{{Short description|Ghost town in Texas, US}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} '''Slaughter''' was a ghost town in Midland County, Texas, United States.<ref name=slaughterhandbooktown>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Julia Cauble|title=SLAUGHTER, TX|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvsyq|website=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|date=June 15, 2010|accessdate=January 4, 2016}}</ref>

==History== The town was founded in 1882.<ref name=slaughterhandbooktown/> It was named after rancher Christopher Columbus Slaughter.<ref name=slaughterhandbooktown/> The town had a post office from 1907 to 1912.<ref name=slaughterhandbooktown/>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Slaughter, Texas}} Category:1882 establishments in Texas Category:Unincorporated communities in Midland County, Texas Category:Ghost towns in Texas Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas