Do you know of Rathton ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Rathton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Rathton.<1>

Our sources for Rathton (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Rathton other than they indicate that Rathton would be found somewhere in Hardin County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1884 and closed  in 1887.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Rathton ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rathton:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rathton - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Hardin County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Hardin County.