Welcome to Latona ...

Latona is located in Jasper County<1>.

The location of Latona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Latona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Latona is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Latona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Latona (for example, toward Merom (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Latona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Latona - they are located in California, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Latona.

Communities near Latona ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Latona.

• Effingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <4>
• Newton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
• Teutopolis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teutopolis
  • Teutopolis is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teutopolis <4>
• Louisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Watson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>
• Dieterich
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dieterich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieterich
  • Dieterich is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dieterich <4>
• Edgewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
• Sigel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
  • Sigel is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigel <4>
• Mason
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Sainte Marie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
  • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Latona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Latona.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Latona. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Latona.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Latona. See our Newspapers Page for Latona.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Latona ...

Looking for more information about Latona? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Latona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Latona.

Adding Latona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Latona in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Latona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Latona post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Latona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Latona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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