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Welcome to Lamb ...

Lamb is located in Switzerland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamb, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Lamb is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lamb lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lamb: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Lamb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Lamb - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado (2), Florida, Illinois, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lamb ...

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

  • Madison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
  • Hanover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
  • Warsaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vevay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
    • Vevay is located in Switzerland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <5>
  • New Castle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • New Castle is located in Henry County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
  • Campbellsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bedford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Gallatin County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <5>
  • Ghent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
    • Ghent is located in Carroll County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamb ...

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

Adding Lamb to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lamb 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 Lamb was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Lamb post office opened in 1882.

We also found Lamb in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamb.

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Switzerland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lamb - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Lamb area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Lamb area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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