Welcome to Laton ...
Laton is located in Rooks County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Laton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Laton is 2,070 feet [631 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Laton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Laton: 785
Communities Also Named Laton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Laton - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laton.
Communities near Laton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laton.
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in Rooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
- Former name for Stockton:
- Stocktown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
- Natoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Natoma is located in Osborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natoma <3>
- Woodston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
- Woodston is located in Rooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Woodston has also been known as:
- Woodston Saw
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <3>
- Zurich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Zurich is located in Rooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Alton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Osborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Paradise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Russell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Waldo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Russell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Former name for Waldo:
- Pleasant Run
- Codell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
- Codell is located in Rooks County
- Former name for Codell:
- Florreyville
- Turkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Laton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laton. See our Newspapers Page for Laton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laton ...
Looking for more information about Laton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Laton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laton.
Adding Laton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Laton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Laton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Laton post office opened in 1884.
We also found Laton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Laton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |