Official Name: | Latham, Oregon |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Oregon#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Latham |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lane |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation M: | 215 |
Elevation Ft: | 705 |
Coordinates: | 43.775°N -123.062°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 97424 |
Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
Latham is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] 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. Latham is now served by the Cottage Grove post office.