Welcome to Latch ...

Latch is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Latch is located in Upshur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Latch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Latch is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Latch: 903 & 430<3>

Communities near Latch ...

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

• Gladewater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <4>
• White Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <4>
• Gilmer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Gilmer is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <4>
• Big Sandy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <4>
• Hawkins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
  • Hawkins is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawkins <4>
• Clarksville City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
  • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
• East Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
  • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
• Winona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
• Union Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
• Warren City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
  • Warren City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 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 Latch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Latch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Latch ...

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

Adding Latch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Latch 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 Latch was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Latch in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Latch post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Latch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/