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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)
  • White Oak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilmer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Big Sandy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hawkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • East Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Winona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Warren City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Warren City is located in Gregg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
    • 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 (so far) for Latch was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Latch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Upshur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Latch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Latch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Latch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.