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Welcome to Latimer ...

Latimer is located in Iron County<1>.

Latimer is 5,070 feet [1,545 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Latimer is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Latimer lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Latimer, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Latimer: 435

Communities Also Named Latimer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Latimer - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Ontario and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Latimer ...

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

  • Lund ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lund is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
  • Thermo ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thermo is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermo
  • Avon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Avon is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Laho
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Laho is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laho
  • Shauntie ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Shauntie is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shauntie
    • Shauntie has also been known as:
    • Moscow
    • Shaunty Springs
    • Shaunty
    • Shawnee
  • Zane ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Zane is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zane
    • Zane has also been known as:
    • Sahara
  • Arago City ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Arago City is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago City
    • Arago City has also been known as:
    • South Camp
  • Cook Corner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
  • Beaver City ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver City is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
  • Shenandoah City ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shenandoah City is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah City
    • Shenandoah City has also been known as:
    • North Camp
    • North Star
    • Star City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Latimer ...

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

Adding Latimer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Latimer 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 Latimer was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Latimer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Latimer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.