Latham, Missouri

Latham is an unincorporated community in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located six miles southwest of California.

Latham was laid out in 1880.[2] The community has the name of Judge Gardiner Latham, a first settler.[3] A post office called Latham has been in operation since 1892.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Latham, Missouri
  2. Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 333.
  3. "Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 November 2016.


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