Welcome to Lamm ...

Lamm is located in Wilson County<1>.

The location of Lamm has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Lamm is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lamm: (252)

Communities near Lamm ...

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

• Rocky Mount
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Wilson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Zebulon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <4>
• Nashville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Sharpsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <4>
• Kenly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
  • Kenly is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <4>
• Spring Hope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
  • Spring Hope is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hope <4>
• Elm City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
  • Elm City is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <4>
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Lucama
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
  • Lucama is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamm ...

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

Adding Lamm to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lamm post office opened in 1895.

We also found Lamm on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilson-co.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/