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Introduction ...

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Latham is located in Butler County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick & Sumner.

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:

  • Butler County     (The home county of Latham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
    • Wingate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Butler County
    • Clay Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
      • Clay Center is located in Butler County
    • Keighley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keighley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
      • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Beaumont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Butler County
    • Leon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
    • Smileyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smileyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
      • Smileyville is located in Butler County
    • Pickrell Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickrell Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
      • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
    • Bois d'Arc
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bois d'Arc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
    • Haverhill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haverhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
      • Haverhill is located in Butler County
    • Pontiac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pontiac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Butler County
    • Rosalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gordon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
  • Chautauqua County
    • Cedar Vale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
      • Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Cedar Vale has also been known as:
      • Cedar
      • Cedarvale
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <3>
  • Cowley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
    • Glen Crouse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Crouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
      • Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
    • Atlanta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Cowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <3>
    • Grand Summit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
      • Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Burden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilmot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
    • Floral
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
      • Floral is located in Cowley County
    • New Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Cowley County
    • Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Eaton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
      • Eaton is located in Cowley County
    • Tisdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
      • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
    • Dexter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Akron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Cowley County
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
    • Grenola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
      • Grenola is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Howard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
      • Former name for Howard:
      • Howard City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <3>
    • Moline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <3>
    • Fiat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
      • Fiat is located in Elk County
    • Elk Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cave Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
      • Cave Springs is located in Elk County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <3>
    • Reece
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
      • Reece is located in Greenwood County
    • Severy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
      • Severy is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Ivanpah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanpah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
      • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Climax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Eureka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Latham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Timber Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timber Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timber Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glen Grouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Grouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Grouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brownlow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownlow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownlow Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Leon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92089 <5>
  • Box Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butts Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaumont Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaumont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaumont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bogle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clear Cut Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Cut Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Cut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Leon Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Latham had a population of 268 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Latham had a population of 137 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.

  • Wingate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Wingate is located in Butler County
  • Keighley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keighley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
  • Atlanta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in Cowley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <3>
  • Beaumont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Leon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
  • Cambridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Wilmot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
  • Burden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Grenola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
    • Grenola is located in Elk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Piedmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <3>
  • Haverhill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haverhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Haverhill is located in Butler County
  • Pontiac
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pontiac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Floral
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
      • Floral is located in Cowley County
    • Rosalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gordon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Butler County

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 the Vicinity of 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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Latham.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Latham. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Latham and those printed in the larger area surrounding Latham.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Latham.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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

The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Latham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Latham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5355, Longitude: -96.6427       In this case, the coordinates for Latham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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