Welcome to Lattimer ...

Lattimer is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lattimer, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Lattimer is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lattimer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lattimer: (570)

Communities Also Named Lattimer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lattimer - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lattimer ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Kingston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Berwick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Tamaqua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
• Plymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Lehighton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
• Shenandoah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Edwardsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
• Jim Thorpe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <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 Lattimer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lattimer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lattimer ...

Looking for more information about Lattimer? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lattimer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lattimer.

Adding Lattimer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lattimer 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 Lattimer was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lattimer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/