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Welcome to Latour ...

Latour is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Latour, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Latour is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Latour lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Latour: 64747<3>

Communities Also Named Latour ...

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

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

Communities near Latour ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Latour ...

Looking for more information about Latour? 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 Latour, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Latour.

Adding Latour to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Latour 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 (so far) for Latour was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Latour post office opened in 1886. The Latour post office closed in 1997.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Latour.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Latour - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Latour). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Latour or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/