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Latham

Ghost town · Haralson County, Georgia

Buchanan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Buchanan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Latham is a ghost town in Haralson County, Georgia. It is the only former community in Haralson County recorded on the federal names register, out of 570 across Georgia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Latham as a historical populated place on the Buchanan topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.8665° N, 85.1666° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBuchanan
Elevation1,042 ft
Nearest living townBuchanan, GA
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID350710
Coordinates33.86649, -85.16662

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What's there now

Latham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buchanan, GA (population 1,324), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,042 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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