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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Latham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Latham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Latham, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Latham (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Latham. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Latham is historic, it would have been located within present day Haralson County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Haralson County: Cleburne (AL), Carroll, Paulding & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Latham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Latham:
- Haralson County (The home county of Latham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Felton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Morgan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Budapest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Taylorsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stilesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Euharlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bartow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Cartersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Rodgers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Temple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Driskolls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Jake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Jonesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tyus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Lowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Powder Springs Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Powder Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Macland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Clarkdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Austell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calumet Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Shiloh West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Villa Rica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tyree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Douglasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hannah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Springwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Lakeland Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Blair Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Lithia Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Brice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Wax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Cave Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lindale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rosemont Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Atlanta Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Robealou Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Bass Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Rico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Rivertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Braswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Home Place Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forrister
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Country Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Hiram
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Indian Rose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Grady ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Cedartown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockmart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Esom Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Seney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Dailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Piedmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Nances Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Tecumseh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Rock Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Spring Garden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Exie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Kirk's Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Noah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Tucker Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Muscadine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Fruithurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Borden Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Oak Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Grantley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Edwardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Ranburne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Heflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County (AL)
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Latham, see our County-by-County Page for Latham.
Cemeteries Near Latham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Latham.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Latham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Latham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Tallapoosa East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Zion East Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- The Philadelphia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Latham Cemetery
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Felton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Felton Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Felton Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Woods Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Community Cemetery
- The Piney Woods Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Piney Woods Baptist Church Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (476 more) ...
- Hightower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dugdown Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Latham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Latham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Felton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dugdown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dugdown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdown
- Youngs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Draketown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Walthrall ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walthrall is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthrall
- Little Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Creek is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Grady ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Fish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fish is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
- Tallapoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yorkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fish Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fish Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Temple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Latham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Latham.
Newspapers Published in Latham ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Latham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Latham, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Latham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Latham:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Haralson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Cobb County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Fulton County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Latham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Latham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |