Welcome to Lamona ...

Lamona is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Lamona is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lamona lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Lamona: (509)

Communities near Lamona ...

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

• Ritzville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzville
  • Ritzville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritzville <4>
• Odessa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
• Harrington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <4>
• Mohler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler
  • Mohler is located in Lincoln County
• Bluestem
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
  • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
• Krupp
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krupp
  • Krupp is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
• Marlin
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
  • Marlin is located in Grant County
• Sprague
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Sprague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprague <4>
• Davenport
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Omans
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
  • Omans is located in Lincoln County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamona ...

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

Adding Lamona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lamona post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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