Welcome to Lamont ...

Lamont is located in Robertson 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 1896.

Lamont is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lamont: (615)

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, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, 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.

• Springfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Portland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• White House
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House
  • White House is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White House <4>
• Franklin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Simpson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Russellville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Logan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
• Greenbrier
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
  • Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
• Millersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Coopertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
  • Coopertown is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
• Shackle Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shackle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
  • Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
• Hall Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
  • Hall Town is located in Sumner County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people

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 1896.

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 Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/