Laton, Kansas

Laton is a ghost town in Corning Township, Rooks County, Kansas, United States.[1]

Laton, Kansas
Ghost town
Laton
Location within the state of Kansas
Laton
Laton (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°17′08″N 99°04′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRooks
Elevation
2,073 ft (632 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS ID484596 [1]

History

Eagle Creek was issued a post office in 1878. In 1884 the post office name was changed to Laton before being discontinued in 1904.[2] In addition to the post office Laton had a school, store, cream station, garage, blacksmith shop, and telephone office.[3] The population in 1910 was 30.[4]

The Midland Trail (Red Line Highway) passed thru Laton on its initial route in 1914. The creation of U.S Route 40N (US-24) to the north and K-18 highway to the south by-passed Laton.[5]

Laton School District R-5, Rooks County, Kansas was disorganized in 1962.[6] There is nothing left of Laton.

References
  1. "Laton, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  3. "Rooks County Historical Society", Plainville Times, 3 July 1975, p.4
  4. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2, Chicago: Standard Publishing Company, p. 107
  5. "THE RED LINE", Plainville Times, 16 July 1914, p.1
  6. "TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN", The Natoma Luray Independent, 19 July 1962, p.5
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