Slaughters is a home rule-class city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States.

CSX Transportation runs through Slaughters and operates a siding track that is named after the city.

[2][3] The post office was established as Slaughtersville on January 29, 1856, with Henry A. Prater, postmaster.

[3] Though the post office was renamed Slaughters in 1915, the town remained Slaughtersville from its incorporation in 1861 until 1967 when the Board on Geographic Names reversed an earlier decision and conformed to common usage and the present name of the post office.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.