Welcome to Latty ...

Latty is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Latty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Latty is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Latty: (573)

Communities Also Named Latty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Latty - they are located in Iowa and Ohio.

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

Communities near Latty ...

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

• Bonne Terre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <4>
• De Soto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Desloge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
  • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
• Potosi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Potosi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
• Bismarck
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
• Leadwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
  • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
• Rivermines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivermines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
  • Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
• Irondale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Irondale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <4>
• Mineral Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
  • Mineral Point is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Caledonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <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 Latty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Latty.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Latty ...

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

Adding Latty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Latty 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 Latty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Latty post office opened in 1894.

We also found Latty on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Latty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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