Iatan

(Texas)

Iatan is a former unincorporated community and ghost town in Mitchell County, Texas. The town was situated about 20 miles west of Colorado City, the seat of Mitchell County. Founded in 1881 as a Texas and Pacific Railroad stop, it was also briefly known as Vista, Texas. The name "Iatan" is believed to be in relation to the nearby Williams-Waddell Iatan Tank Ranch. Other sources believe the name was originally "Satan's Flat," but when the application for a post office was put in, the "S" was misread and became an "I."