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."Rooks County Historical Society", Plainville Times, 3 July 1975, p.4 The population in 1910 was 30.Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2, Chicago: Standard Publishing Company, p. 107
The Midland Trail (Red Line Highway) passed through 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 bypassed Laton."THE RED LINE", Plainville Times, 16 July 1914, p.1
Laton School District R-5, Rooks County, Kansas was disorganized in 1962."TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN", The Natoma Luray Independent, 19 July 1962, p.5 There is now nothing left of Laton.
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