Latham United Methodist Church
E side Hwy. 59, Latham, ALLatham, known as Red Hill until 1878, had a Methodist congregation as early as 1847. Members met in a log house half a mile from the present building. The community, located several miles north of Stockton, was a loose collection of farmers and lumber men. A post office was organized in 1878 and the community's name changed to Latham. A frame church was erected in 1886 by the Methodists hut was destroyed shortly thereafter. The present
church building was constructed in 1906 on donated land for $1500. Today the congregation consists of 19 members.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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