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Welcome to Lambert ...

Lambert is located in Mobile County<1>.


The location of Lambert has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lambert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Lambert is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lambert lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lambert: (251)

Communities Also Named Lambert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Lambert - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lambert.

Communities near Lambert ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lambert.

  • Saraland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saraland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
    • Saraland is located in Mobile County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <4>
  • Satsuma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma
    • Satsuma is located in Mobile County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satsuma <4>
  • Semmes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Chickasaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <4>
  • Citronelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Creola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Wilmer is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <4>
  • McIntosh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <4>
  • Chunchula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lambert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lambert.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lambert. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lambert.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lambert. See our Newspapers Page for Lambert.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lambert ...

Looking for more information about Lambert? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lambert, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lambert.

Adding Lambert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lambert in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lambert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lambert post office opened in 1901.

We also found Lambert on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lambert.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lambert. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lambert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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