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Welcome to Latch ...Latch is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas). Latch is located in Upshur County<1>. The location of Latch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Latch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894. Latch is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Latch lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Latch: (903) & (430)<4> Communities near Latch ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Latch.
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 Latch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Latch. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Latch. 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 Latch. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Latch. See our Newspapers Page for Latch. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Latch ...Looking for more information about Latch? 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 Latch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Latch. Adding Latch to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Latch 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 Latch was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Latch in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Latch post office opened in 1894. For more details, see References and Mentions for Latch. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Latch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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