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History · Latta

Latta’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Latta is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Latta had a population of 1,465. Oklahoma State Highway 1 passes through the community.

Half of its homes were built before 1993.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Latta yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Latta, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Latta is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Latta has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is F.W. Meaders House in Ada, 2 miles away.

Latta and the nearest listed places

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F.W. Meaders HousePontotoc County CourthouseAda Public LibrarySugg ClinicEast Central State Normal SchoolWintersmith Park Historic District

Closest to Latta

F.W. Meaders HouseAda · Built 19292miPontotoc County CourthouseAda · Neo-Classical2.1miAda Public LibraryAda · Colonial Revival · Built 19392.2miSugg ClinicAda · Built 19472.2miEast Central State Normal SchoolAda · Greek Revival2.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. F.W. Meaders House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Ada📜 Fitzhugh📜 Byng📜 Francis
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