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History · Latham

Latham dates to 1880, and 19% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1888 on.

1880founded
0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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How Latham began

When was Latham founded?

1880

Latham dates its founding to 1880 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1878.

2020 census: 69146 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1878.The full story ↓

What stands out about Latham’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Latham are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18883 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1985. Watch Latham change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Latham’s history is told.

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On the map

Latham on the map, 1888 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Latham. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Latham on the 1888 USGS mapLatham on the 1951 USGS mapLatham on the 1985 USGS map1888Boonville sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Latham.

The story

How Latham came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Latham.

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Latham was laid out in 1880. The community has the name of Judge Gardiner Latham, a first settler. A post office called Latham has been in operation since 1892.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Latham, 1878 to 1896

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878Post officeThe Latham Store post office opens
  3. 1880
    FoundingLatham is established
  4. 1888On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1892Post officeThe Latham post office opens
  6. 1896Post officeThe Latham Store post office closes
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Latham’s post office has been open since 1892. Another post office, Latham Store, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Latham Store
1878–1896
Latham
1892–today
18701950today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Latham’s history

What year was Latham founded?

In 1880, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Latham’s post office opened in 1878.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.