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Welcome to Lamkin ...

Lamkin is located in Ouachita Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamkin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Lamkin is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lamkin: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Lamkin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lamkin - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Lamkin ...

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

  • Monroe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • West Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Bastrop
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rayville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Richwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Sterlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Collinston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fairbanks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spanish City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamkin ...

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

Adding Lamkin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lamkin 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 Lamkin was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamkin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Ouachita, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lamkin - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Lamkin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Lamkin 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.