I came across this on a google search.
Tom Tilton
Cato--Crawford County
Ghost town located in the northern part of Crawford county, lies half way
between Frontenac and Fort Scott, Kansas. Earliest settlement in Crawford County
established in 1858 by E. J. Boring, who named the town after Judge Sterling
G. Cato of the Kansas Territorial Supreme Court. The Cato post office was the
first in the county. Major hotel there from approx. 1840 to 1990... searching
for name, history, etc. The railroad had originally been intended to go through
Cato. When the Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad attempted to lay
tracks through Cato in 1869, the Land League pulled up the stakes and caused
major problems. The railroad moved the tracks to the present site of "THE TANK"
(Farlington) instead. The post office closed 31 Jul 1905. After World War I the
community ceased to exist. The only thing left is the old school house which
is now the community center. [Ron (Ronalddalec(a)yahoo.com) contributed to this
information.]