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Do you know of Latham ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Latham. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Latham.

We found mention of Latham as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Christian County, Kentucky.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Latham ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Latham.

Within Kentucky, the name Latham is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Latham [Baldwin County].
    • Arkansas
      • Van Buren County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Latham [Van Buren County].
    • Georgia
      • Haralson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Latham [Haralson County].
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Latham [Logan County].
      • Winnebago County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Latham [Winnebago County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Latham [Butler County].
    • Missouri
      • Moniteau County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Latham [Moniteau County].
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Latham [Albany County].
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Latham [Beaufort County].
    • Ohio
      • Pike County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Latham [Pike County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Le Flore County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Latham [Le Flore County].
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Latham [Lane County].
    • Tennessee
      • Weakley County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Latham [Weakley County].
    • Wyoming
      • Sweetwater County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Latham [Sweetwater County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Latham ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Latham:

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Latham.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 21/44002   (Place Name: Latham)

County: Christian     (FIPS State/County: 21/047)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Latham) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Christian County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Christian County.

BellLongview
Belleview 
 Macedonia
ClardyMiller's Mill
Cottonwood 
 Outwood
Douglas 
 Pon
Elmo 
 Rich
Fort Campbell North 
Fort CampbellThe Square
  
HinsleytownTeva
 Thompsonville
Johnson's 
 West Fork
LarkinWest Hopkinsville
LaytonsvilleWynns

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Latham could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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