Welcome to Lakemont ...

Lakemont is located in Yates County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakemont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Lakemont is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Lakemont ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yatesny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lakemont, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Lakemont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Lakemont - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lakemont ...

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

• Penn Yan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Yan
  • Penn Yan is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Yan <4>
• Watkins Glen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Trumansburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Montour Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• Hammondsport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsport
  • Hammondsport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammondsport <4>
• Ovid
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>
• Interlaken
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
  • Interlaken is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <4>
• Odessa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
• Burdett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <4>
• Lodi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Lodi is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <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 Lakemont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakemont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakemont ...

Looking for more information about Lakemont? 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 Lakemont, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lakemont.

Adding Lakemont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lakemont post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakemont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/