Latham is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Lane County,
Oregon
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, United States.
It is located on
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific coast of the contiguous U.S. from Mexico to Canada. It travels through the states of Californi ...
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.
Latham is now served by the Cottage Grove post office.
References
Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon
1878 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1878
Unincorporated communities in Oregon
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