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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lamont. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lamont to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lamont, please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lamont is historic, it would have been located within present day Grant County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Cleveland, Dallas, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski & Saline.
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:
- Grant County (The home county of Lamont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Grapevine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Slabtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Center Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Turin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Leola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ico ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Poyen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Thornton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hopeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Staves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Rison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Saline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Kingsland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- New Edinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Pansy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Orlando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Annover ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Rye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Bunn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Ivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Fordyce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Manning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Lono
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Pinebergen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- White Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pastoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Redfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Noble Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Rob Roy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Wright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Madding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Sherrill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cornerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Star City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crigler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
- Hensley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Saline County
- East End
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lamont, see our County-by-County Page for Lamont.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lamont - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Clement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Raymick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Canada Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.
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.
- Grapevine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Double Wells
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
- Kedron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kedron is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Ain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ain is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ain
- Faith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Faith is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Darysaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Darysaw is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darysaw
- Rison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saline ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Randall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Junet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Junet is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junet
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ivy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ivy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Ebb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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.
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 51 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 23 miles [37 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 professional and volunteer 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 Arkansas
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Hot Spring County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lamont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |