Welcome to Lementon ...

Lementon is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lementon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Lementon is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lementon: (618)

Communities near Lementon ...

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

• Belleville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• O'Fallon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Fairview Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
  • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <4>
• Shiloh
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <4>
• Swansea
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <4>
• Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Waterloo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Mascoutah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah
  • Mascoutah is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascoutah <4>
• Centreville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
• Lebanon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lementon ...

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

Adding Lementon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lementon 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 Lementon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lementon post office opened in 1871.

We also found Lementon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lementon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov