Welcome to Lafontaine ...

Lafontaine is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lafontaine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Lafontaine is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Lafontaine is located in the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Lafontaine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lafontaine - they are located in Ontario and Quebec.

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

Communities near Lafontaine ...

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

• Independence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Neodesha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
  • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <4>
• Fredonia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Cherryvale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Cherryvale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryvale <4>
• Altoona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Longton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
  • Longton is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Former name for Longton:
  • Elk Rapids
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <4>
• Elk City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Elk City is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
• Fall River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <4>
• Elk Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Falls
  • Elk Falls is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Falls <4>
• Benedict
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
  • Benedict is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benedict <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 Lafontaine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lafontaine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lafontaine ...

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

Adding Lafontaine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lafontaine post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lafontaine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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