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Welcome to Lamont ...

Lamont is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Lamont is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Lamont is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lamont: 936

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, Tennessee, 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.

  • Livingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Onalaska
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
    • Onalaska is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <3>
  • Shepherd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <3>
  • Coldspring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
    • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <3>
  • Point Blank
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Goodrich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <3>
  • Seven Oaks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • West Livingston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Schwab City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwab City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
    • Schwab City is located in Polk County
  • New Willard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Willard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
    • New Willard is located in Polk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Willard
    • From Lamont to New Willard

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lamont was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Lamont in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Lamont post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamont.

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 Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lamont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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