Welcome to Lattimore ...

The town of Lattimore is located in Cleveland County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lattimore has a population of 451 people<2> (see below for details).

Lattimore is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lattimore lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lattimore: 704 & 980<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lattimore had an population of 451 people. This is a decrease of 7.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lattimore had a population of 488 people. This makes Lattimore the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 488 people, the population of Lattimore increased 16.47% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 419 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lattimore.

Websites for Lattimore ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clevelandchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lattimore, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lattimore ...

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

• Shelby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Gaffney
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <5>
• Kings Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <5>
• Forest City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <5>
• Cherryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <5>
• Boiling Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <5>
• Spindale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <5>
• Rutherfordton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <5>
• Blacksburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
• Belwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
  • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lattimore ...

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

Adding Lattimore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lattimore 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 Lattimore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Lattimore post office opened in 1886.

We also found Lattimore in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lattimore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/