Latham, Oregon

Latham, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°46′31″N123°03′44″W / 43.77528°N 123.06222°W / 43.77528; -123.06222
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lane
Elevation [1]	705 ft (215 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	97424
Area codes	458 and 541
GNIS feature ID	1136462 [1]

Latham is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. ^{[2] [3]} 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. ^[3] Latham is now served by the Cottage Grove post office.

References

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