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Welcome to Lomax ...

Lomax is located in Wilkes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lomax, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Lomax is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lomax: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Lomax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lomax - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lomax ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lomax ...

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

Adding Lomax to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lomax post office opened in 1888. The Lomax post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lomax.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lomax - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Lomax area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Lomax 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.
<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/