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Welcome to Lamont ...

Lamont is located in Fremont County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Lamont is 6,030 feet [1,838 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lamont is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lamont lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lamont: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Lamont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Lamont - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lamont ...

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

  • Driggs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ashton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tetonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Drummond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Drummond is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Warm River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Warm River is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Squirrel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Squirrel is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel
  • Felt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marysville is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Aline ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Aline is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
  • Chester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamont ...

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

Adding Lamont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lamont post office opened in 1915. The Lamont post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Fremont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lamont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Lamont area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Lamont area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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