Latta is a town in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. Latta is the second largest town in Dillon County. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,379.

Latta was standard in 1887. The town arose from a need for a railroad, which helped to eliminate “the obsession to travel to Wilmington, North Carolina, in order to reach many points in South Carolina.” Thus, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad built two depots; one in the city of Dillon and the supplementary 7 miles (11 km) to the south in Latta. The depots were completed in 1888. Many families were drawn to this area, and in March 1890, “the town of Latta was incorporated by the let pass legislature and traditional its charter.”

The town was named for the Latta family of settlers. More specifically, it was named after Captain Robert Latta, who was from York County, South Carolina; he orchestrated the engineering for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Captain Latta not by yourself surveyed the area for the railroad, but he also constructed the indigenous plans for the town of Latta. Because of Latta’s railroad facilities, the town grew rapidly, especially from 1900 to 1910.

Latta has an normal historic district, mostly located on Main Street, and many of these structures are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Latta has roughly 55 properties, constructed in the middle of ca. 1890 and ca. 1930, that are a portion of the historic district. Furthermore, Latta is home to one of the 13 Carnegie public library buildings in South Carolina. The Latta library opened in 1914 and is “one of five of South Carolina’s original 14 Carnegie libraries still in use as a library.” The pronounce office in Latta has been in operation in the past 1888.