Welcome to Lamont ...

Lamont is located in Wyoming County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Lamont is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lamont lies within the (585) area code.

Communities Also Named Lamont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Lamont - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lamont ...

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

• Perry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Warsaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Mount Morris
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <4>
• Arcade
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <4>
• Nunda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <4>
• Castile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
  • Castile is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <4>
• Silver Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <4>
• Canaseraga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaseraga
  • Canaseraga is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaseraga <4>
• Fillmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <4>
• Leicester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
  • Leicester is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Former names for Leicester:
  • Leister
  • Moscow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <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 Lamont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lamont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamont ...

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

Adding Lamont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lamont post office opened in 1887.

We also found Lamont in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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