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Introduction ...

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Lamont is located in Greenwood County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greenwood County: Butler, Chase, Coffey, Elk, Lyon, Wilson & Woodson.

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:

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Lamont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
    • Madison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Virgil
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Hamilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Neal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lapland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
      • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lapland
      • From Lamont to Lapland
    • Eureka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <1>
    • Ivanpah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanpah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
      • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Climax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Allen County
  • Anderson County
    • Westphalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Chase County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
    • Saffordville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Toledo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toledo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Chase County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Toledo
      • From Lamont to Toledo
    • Ellinor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellinor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
      • Ellinor is located in Chase County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellinor
      • From Lamont to Ellinor
    • Gladstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Gladstone is located in Chase County
    • Bazaar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Matfield Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Coffey County
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
    • Olpe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olpe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olpe
      • Olpe is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olpe <1>
    • Hartford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>
    • Neosho Rapids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Emporia Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporia Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
      • Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
    • Emporia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Berkeley Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
      • Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
    • Merrick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
      • Merrick is located in Lyon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Merrick
      • From Lamont to Merrick
    • Lang
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
      • Lang is located in Lyon County
      • Lang has also been known as:
      • Hortonville
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lang
      • From Lamont to Lang
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Lyon County
    • Reading
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
      • Reading is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <1>
    • Americus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Osage County
    • Olivet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
    • Middletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middletown
      • From Lamont to Middletown
    • Coyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.
    • Batesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
      • Batesville is located in Woodson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Batesville
      • From Lamont to Batesville
    • Hasty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Woodson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hasty
      • From Lamont to Hasty
    • Toronto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Toronto is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <1>
    • Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Yates Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
      • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <1>
    • Durand
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Neosho Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
      • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Athens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Woodson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Athens
      • From Lamont to Athens
    • Rose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
      • Rose is located in Woodson County
    • Piqua
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Lena Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lena Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lena Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Apostolic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gridley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gridley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gridley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blakely Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakely Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woods Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Teachout Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teachout Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teachout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maydale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maydale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maydale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Virgil Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virgil Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virgil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairhope Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelley Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Township Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • Ott Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nickletown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nickletown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nickletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elk Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lamont had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lamont, with the one closest to Lamont listed first.

  • Hilltop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Greenwood County
  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gridley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
    • Gridley is located in Coffey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Virgil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Hamilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Olpe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olpe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olpe
    • Olpe is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olpe <1>
  • Hartford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>
  • Quincy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Greenwood County
  • Burlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ottumwa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thrall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
    • Thrall is located in Greenwood County
  • Neosho Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Utopia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utopia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
      • Utopia is located in Greenwood County
    • New Strawn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tonovay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonovay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonovay
      • Tonovay is located in Greenwood County

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 161 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lamont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lamont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1135, Longitude: -96.0269    









 

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