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Welcome to Lamison ...

Lamison is located in Wilcox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Lamison is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Lamison ...

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

  • Thomasville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Linden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Thomaston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Water
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Yellow Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Providence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Dayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Anne Manie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamison ...

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

Adding Lamison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lamison 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 (so far) for Lamison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lamison post office opened in 1888. The Lamison post office closed in 1989.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamison.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lamison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/