Welcome to Laton ...

Laton is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Laton is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Laton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Laton: 559

The ZIP code for Laton: 93242<3>

Communities Also Named Laton ...

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

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

Communities near Laton ...

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

• Hanford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
  • Hanford is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanford <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hanford
  • From Laton to Hanford
• Lemoore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoore
  • Lemoore is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoore <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lemoore
  • From Laton to Lemoore
• Reedley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedley
  • Reedley is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reedley
  • From Laton to Reedley
• Dinuba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinuba
  • Dinuba is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dinuba <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dinuba
  • From Laton to Dinuba
• Selma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Selma
  • From Laton to Selma
• Parlier
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlier
  • Parlier is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlier <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Parlier
  • From Laton to Parlier
• Kingsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Kingsburg is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kingsburg
  • From Laton to Kingsburg
• Fowler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fowler
  • From Laton to Fowler
• Conejo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejo
  • Conejo is located in Fresno County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Conejo
  • From Laton to Conejo
• Hub
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
  • Hub is located in Kings County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laton ...

Looking for more information about Laton? 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 Laton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laton.

Adding Laton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Laton post office opened in 1900.

We also found Laton on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/