Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lamont (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lamont. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lamont is located in McCracken County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McCracken County: Massac (IL), Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, Livingston & Marshall.
Below are the counties that are near Lamont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lamont:
- McCracken County (The home county of Lamont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Future City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- West Future City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Camelia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- West Paducah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Paducah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Paducah
- West Paducah is located in McCracken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Paducah <2>
- Cimota City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimota City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Massac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Ragland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Hendron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Paducah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
- Paducah is located in McCracken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <2>
- Krebs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Ceredo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Kevil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
- Kevil is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <2>
- Lovelaceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Gage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- La Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
- La Center is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <2>
- Blandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Barlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Wickliffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Wickliffe is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <2>
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Cunningham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <2>
- Kirbyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Bardwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Bardwell is located in Carlisle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardwell <2>
- Milburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Melber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Lowes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Pottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Boaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Boaz is located in Graves County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <2>
- West Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Fancy Farm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Symsonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Symsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symsonia
- Symsonia is located in Graves County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Symsonia <2>
- Mayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mayfield is located in Graves County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <2>
- Pryorsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Wingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Wingo is located in Graves County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <2>
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Spring Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hickman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
- Fulgham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Ledbetter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Ledbetter is located in Livingston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <2>
- Smithland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Smithland is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <2>
- Burna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Sharpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Calvert City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <2>
- Scale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Gilbertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
- Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <2>
- Tatumsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
- Dogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Cairo Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Future City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Cache
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
- Cache is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <2>
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>
- Tamms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <2>
- Diswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Elco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Elco is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elco <2>
- Miller City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller City
- Miller City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller City <2>
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Belknap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belknap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Belknap is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belknap <2>
- Reevesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reevesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Grantsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Grantsburg is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsburg <2>
- Wartrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Cypress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Cypress is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <2>
- Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <2>
- Simpson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Simpson is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <2>
- Buncombe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buncombe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncombe
- Buncombe is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buncombe <2>
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Massac City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massac City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Metropolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
- Metropolis is located in Massac County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <2>
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Massac County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <2>
- Brookport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
- Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <2>
- Shady Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Big Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamletsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
- Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <2>
- Bay City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Dixon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Golconda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
- Golconda is located in Pope County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <2>
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- New Grand Chain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Olmsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
- Olmsted is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted <2>
- Grand Chain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chain
- Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chain <2>
- Karnak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
- Karnak is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <2>
- Mound City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
- Mounds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Villa Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Perks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perks
- Perks is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perks <2>
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <2>
- Ullin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullin
- Ullin is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ullin <2>
- Union County (IL)
- Dongola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Dongola is located in Union County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <2>
- Dongola
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lamont, see our County-by-County Page for Lamont.
Newspapers Published in Lamont ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lamont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lamont, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lamont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lamont:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/
- Pages specific to McCracken County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carlisle County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Graves County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hickman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Livingston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marshall County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Alexander County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Massac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pope County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pulaski County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ballard County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of McCracken County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
Cemeteries Near Lamont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lamont.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lamont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
- Rives Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rives Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rives Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- Quarles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quarles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quarles Cemetery
- Cowlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowlin Cemetery
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hills Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hills Chapel Cemetery
- Bumpous Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bumpous Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bumpous Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
- Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Christian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Woodville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184847 <5>
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
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- Hook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hook Cemetery
- Hook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hook Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
- Hook Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Lamont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lamont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Grahamville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Massac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Lovelaceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Metropolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
- Metropolis is located in Massac County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <2>
- Hinkleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Hinkleville is located in Ballard County
- Melber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Ragland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Slater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Massac County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <2>
- Paducah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
- Paducah is located in McCracken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <2>
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- Blandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Cunningham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <2>
- Kansas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blandville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lamont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lamont.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lamont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for McCracken County: www.co.mccracken.ky.us/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lamont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lamont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0570, Longitude: -88.8042 In this case, the coordinates for Lamont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |