Latham Kansas Map

About Latham, Kansas

Latham is a locality in Butler County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 96. The population density is 170.8 people per km². Latham is located at 37.5361°N, 96.6420°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Latham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67072.

Latham rests upon a vast expanse of prairie where the horizon stretches thin and pale against a sky that seems to claim more than its share of the world. It lies 22.9 miles south-southeast of El Dorado, KS (from El Dorado, KS: bearing 148°T), and is situated 34.4 miles east of Derby. Rock Creek carves a quiet, serpentine path through the landscape, its banks lined with the occasional posture of cottonwoods that lean into the prevailing breeze. The earth here is firm, defined by the subtle, persistent rise and fall of the terrain that marks the transition into the Flint Hills. A few miles away, the quiet waters of Butler State Fishing Lake offer a stillness that mirrors the clouds, providing a sanctuary for those who seek the solitude of the tallgrass. When the sun begins to retreat, the light catches the limestone outcroppings, turning the gray stone into a soft, glowing embers that illuminate the quietude of the plains.

Latham emerged from the raw potential of the plains, growing alongside the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the persistent needs of the surrounding rail lines. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of the fields, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pace of the year with an ancient, reliable gravity. While the echoes of early settlement remain in the weathered facades of the village, the current life of Latham is marked by the steady, unassuming labor of families who have watched the seasons turn for generations. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, favoring the quiet conversation on a porch over the clamor of wider, faster worlds. It is a place where the history is not written in grand monuments, but in the enduring habit of persistence and the simple, honest beauty of a landscape that asks for nothing more than to be understood.

About This Latham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Latham, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.536133, -96.641965. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Latham includes the ZIP code (67072), telephone area code (785), county seat of Butler County (El Dorado), and school district assignment (Bluestem Unified School District 205).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.