Raton, New Mexico One Place Study

Date: 1880
Location: Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States
Surnames/tags: New_Mexico One_Place_Studies Colfax_County

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Contents 1 Raton, New Mexico 1.1 Name 1.2 Geography 1.3 History 1.3.1 National Register of Historic Places 1.3.2 Cemeteries 1.4 Population 1.4.1 Notables 1.4.1.1 People 1.4.1.2 Group 1.4.1.3 Media 2 Sources

Raton, New Mexico

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Name

Ratón is Spanish for "mouse".

Geography

Continent: North America

Country: United States of America

State: New Mexico

County: Colfax

GPS Coordinates: 36°53′49″N 104°26′24″W

Elevation: 6,680 ft (2,036 m)

The city is located just south of Raton Pass. The city is also located about 6.5 miles south of the New Mexico–Colorado border and 85 miles west of Texas.

History

Bird's eye view of Raton abt. 1886[1]

In 1879, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway brought through a toll-road.

The original 320-acre site for Raton was purchased in 1880 from the Maxwell Land Grant. It is in the location of Willow Springs, a stop along the Santa Fe Trail.

A post-office in this location was first named "Willow Springs" (1877-1879), "Otero" (1879-1880), before the name of "Raton".^[2]

Colfax County Courthouse

In 1897, the county seat was moved from Springer to Raton. The existing building was built in 1932 and is a WPA work in the "Art-deco" style, listed on the NRHP.^[3]

National Register of Historic Places

• Catskill Charcoal Ovens^[3]
• Clifton House Site
• Colfax County Courthouse^[3]
• Columbian School^[3]
• El Raton Theater^[3]
• Kearny School^[3]
• Longfellow School^[3]
• Original Townsite Historic District^[3]
• Raton Armory^[3]
• Raton Downtown Historic District^[3]
• Raton_Pass^[3]
• Raton Pass Scenic Highway^[3]
• St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church^[3]

Cemeteries

Fairmont Cemetery

Fairview Presbyterian Cemetery Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery

Population

US Census population Year Population Source 1880 324 [4][5] 1890 1255 [4] 1900 3540 [4][6] 1910 4539 [4][7] 1920 5544 [4][8] 1930 6090 [4][9] 1940 7607 [4][10] 1950 8241 [4] 1960 8146 [4] 1970 6962 [4] 1980 8225 [4] 1990 7372 [4] 2000 7282 [4] 2010 6885 [4]

Notables

People

• Tom Wakefield Blackburn, American Author and lyricist
• Edwin Fullinwider, Olympic fencer
• Noel Mazzone, offensive coordinator for the University of Arizona football team
• Paul L. Modrich received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2015
• John Morrow (1865-1935), United States Representative from New Mexico
• John R. Sinnock, United States Mint engraver known for work on the FDR dime
• Petro Vlahos, three-time Academy Award-winning Hollywood special-effects pioneer
• Robert W. Warren, the attorney general of Wisconsin
• Bennie L. Woolley, Jr., racehorse trainer who won the 2009 Kentucky Derby

Group

• The Fireballs, rock and roll band known for the songs "Sugar Shack" and "Bottle of Wine".

Media

• Mentioned in Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road".

Sources

1. ↑ Riddle, J.R. Bird-eye view of Raton, New Mexico, 1886-1888?. Courtesy of the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), J. R. Riddle Collection, Negative No. 071547.
2. ↑ Julyan, Robert (1998). The Place Names of New Mexico (Revised ed.). Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12} "National Register Information System", database (https://npgallery.nps.gov/ : accessed 12 Nov 2021) National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13} US Census Bureau. “By Decade.” (https://www.census.gov/ : accessed 5 Nov. 2021)
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZTJ-P29 : 19 February 2021), Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district ED 7, sheet 216B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,802.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM21-5X6 : accessed 5 November 2021), Precinct 20 Raton Raton City (part) Ward 4, Colfax, New Mexico Territory, United States; , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,000.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGS8-NYT : accessed 5 November 2021), Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 913; FHL microfilm 1,374,926.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VG-XYN : 2 February 2021), 1920.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH1B-NC9 : accessed 5 November 2021), Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1393; FHL microfilm 2,341,128.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMR7-QBH : 6 January 2021), Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-19, sheet 1A, line 1, family 1, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2441.

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• Obituaries, database (https://krtnradio.com/ : accessed 17 Jul 2019) KRTN Enchanted Radio Search for Obituaries
• Jay Thomas Conway (1883-1957). A Brief Community History of Raton, New Mexico (Gazette Print., New Mexico 1930)