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Welcome to Lamoine ...

Lamoine is located in Douglas County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamoine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Lamoine is 2,670 feet [814 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lamoine is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Lamoine lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lamoine lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Lamoine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lamoine - they are located in California and Maine.

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

Communities near Lamoine ...

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

  • Chelan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Entiat
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Waterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mansfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Withrow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
    • Withrow is located in Douglas County
  • Chelan Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beebe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
    • Beebe is located in Douglas County
  • Okanogan City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanogan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
    • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County
  • Manson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orondo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamoine ...

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

Adding Lamoine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lamoine post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamoine.

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Douglas, 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 Lamoine - 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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