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Welcome to Lampe ...

Lampe is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Lampe is located in Stone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lampe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1940.

Lampe is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lampe: 417

The ZIP code for Lampe: 65681<3>

Communities near Lampe ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lampe ...

Looking for more information about Lampe? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lampe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lampe.

Adding Lampe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lampe post office opened in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lampe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Stone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lampe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lampe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lampe or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/