Welcome to Latour ...

Latour is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Latour, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Latour is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Latour: 64747<3>

Communities Also Named Latour ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Latour - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Latour ...

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

• Harrisonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
  • Harrisonville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <5>
• Pleasant Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
• Greenwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
• Holden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <5>
• Garden City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
• Lone Jack
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Jack
  • Lone Jack is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Jack <5>
• Lake Winnebago
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
  • Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
• Archie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
  • Archie is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archie <5>
• Urich
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urich
  • Urich is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urich <5>
• Creighton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
  • Creighton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <5>

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 Latour. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Latour.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Latour. 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 Latour.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Latour ...

Looking for more information about Latour? 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 Latour, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Latour.

Adding Latour to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Latour 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 Latour was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Latour post office opened in 1886.

We also found Latour in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Latour.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.jococourthouse.com

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/