Lamont, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Greenwood County (legend)
KDOT map of Greenwood County (legend)
Lamont is located in Kansas
Lamont
Lamont
Lamont is located in the United States
Lamont
Lamont
Coordinates: 38°06′45″N 96°01′36″W / 38.11250°N 96.02667°W / 38.11250; -96.02667[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyGreenwood
Platted1889
Elevation
[1]
1,125 ft (343 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66855
Area code620
FIPS code20-38250
GNIS ID478066[1]

Lamont is an unincorporated community in northeastern Greenwood County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located approximately 5.5 miles east of the city of Madison along K-58 highway.[2]

History

Lamont was laid out in about 1889.[3] It was previously known as La Monts Mill.

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

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamont, Kansas
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 41.
  3. ^ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. pp. 199.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archive)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  5. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  6. ^ "Madison-Virgil USD 386". USD 386. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Lamont High School". classmates.com. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Greenwood County, Kansas

External links


Municipalities and communities of Greenwood County, Kansas, United States
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