lˈætʃfɚd wʌz fˈɜːst sˈɛɾəld ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː wɛn ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən tə bˈɪld ðə tˈɛmɪskˌeɪmɪŋ ænd nˈɔːɹðɚn ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ ɹˈeɪlweɪ nˈaʊ ðɪ ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ nˈɔːɹθlənd ɹˈeɪlweɪ wʌz stɹˈʌk.
Latchford was first settled in 1902 when the decision to build the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (now the Ontario Northland Railway) was struck.