Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Raton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Raton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Raton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Raton data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Raton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Raton is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Raton in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Raton for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Raton. See our Misc Page for Raton for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Raton:

Raton was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following routes mentioned Raton as a scheduled stop:

The El Capitan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct El Capitan (train schedule from 1938). The El Capitan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Grand Canyon: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Grand Canyon (schedule from 1969). The Grand Canyon travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Super Chief: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Super Chief (schedule from 1938). The Super Chief travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)