Welcome to Lanton ...

Lanton is located in Moultrie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lanton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Lanton is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lanton (for example, toward Dana (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Lanton is within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Lanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lanton - they are located in Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lanton ...

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

• Decatur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Mount Zion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <4>
• Monticello
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Sullivan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Tuscola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
• Arcola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <4>
• Arthur
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <4>
• Bement
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Bement is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <4>
• Cerro Gordo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <4>
• Long Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people

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 Lanton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lanton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lanton. 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 Lanton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lanton ...

Looking for more information about Lanton? 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 Lanton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lanton.

Adding Lanton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lanton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Lanton post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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