Lamont, Kansas

Lamont, Kansas
Lamont, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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	Coordinates: 38°6′45″N 96°1′36″W / 38.11250°N 96.02667°WCoordinates: 38°6′45″N 96°1′36″W / 38.11250°N 96.02667°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Greenwood
Platted	1889
Elevation	1,125 ft (343 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66855
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-38250
GNIS ID	478066

Lamont is an unincorporated community in northeastern Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. It is located approximately 5.5 miles east of the city of Madison along K-58 highway.^[1]

History[]

Lamont was laid out in about 1889.^[2] It was previously known as La Monts Mill.

The post office at Lamont was established in February 1888.^[3] Although Lamont is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 66855.^[4]

Geography[]

Its elevation is 1,125 feet (343 m), and it is located at

38°6′45″N 96°1′36″W / 38.11250°N 96.02667°W (38.1125234, -96.0266589).^[5]

Education[]

The community is served by Madison–Virgil USD 386 public school district.^[6]

Lamont High School was closed through school unification. The Lamont High School mascot was Cardinals.^[7]

References[]

^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 41.
^ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. pp. 199.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archive)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ Zip Code Lookup
^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1978-10-13. Accessed 2008-04-28.
^ "Madison-Virgil USD 386". USD 386. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "Lamont High School". classmates.com. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

External links[]

Greenwood County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[1] Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 41.

[2] Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. pp. 199.

[3] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archive)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

[4] Zip Code Lookup

[5] Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1978-10-13. Accessed 2008-04-28.

[6] "Madison-Virgil USD 386". USD 386. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[7] "Lamont High School". classmates.com. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Greenwood County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Eureka
Cities	Climax Eureka Fall River Hamilton Madison Severy Virgil
Unincorporated communities	Lamont Neal† Piedmont† Quincy Reece Tonovay
Ghost towns	Ivanpah Lapland Teterville Thrall Utopia
Townships	Bachelor Eureka Fall River Janesville Lane Madison Otter Creek Pleasant Grove Quincy Salem Salt Springs Shell Rock South Salem Spring Creek Twin Grove
Footnotes	†This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
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