Latham, Oregon

Latham, Oregon
Latham, Oregon
Unincorporated community
	Latham Latham
	Coordinates: 43°46′30″N 123°03′43″W / 43.775°N 123.062°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lane
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	97424
Area code(s)	458 and 541

Latham is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.^[1]^[2] It is located on Interstate 5 about 2 miles south of downtown Cottage Grove. The community was named after the politician Milton S. Latham. The post office operated for about ten years, from September 16, 1878 to February 14, 1888. James J. Comstock was its first postmaster.^[2] Latham is now served by the Cottage Grove post office.

References

^ "Latham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
^ ^a ^b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.

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[1] "Latham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 23, 2010.

[OGN-2] McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.

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