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Ghost town in Kansas, United States
Laton, Kansas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 39°17′08″N 99°04′36″W / 39.28556°N 99.07667°W / 39.28556; -99.07667
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRooks
Elevation2,073 ft (632 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS ID484596

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

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. In addition to the post office Laton had a school, store, cream station, garage, blacksmith shop, and telephone office. The population in 1910 was 30.

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.

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

References

  1. ^ "Laton, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  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
Municipalities and communities of Rooks County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Stockton
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