Lamont, Kansas

Lamont, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Lamont, Kansas
Lamont, Kansas

Location within the state of Kansas

Coordinates: 38°6′45″N 96°1′36″W / 38.11250°N 96.02667°W / 38.11250; -96.02667Coordinates: 38°6′45″N 96°1′36″W / 38.11250°N 96.02667°W / 38.11250; -96.02667
Country United States
State Kansas
County Greenwood
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 66855
Map of Greenwood County from KDOT (map legend)

Lamont (also La Monts Mill) is an unincorporated community in northeastern Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. It lies along K-58 northeast of the city of Eureka, the county seat of Greenwood County.[1] 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 / 38.11250; -96.02667 (38.1125234, -96.0266589).[2] Although Lamont is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 66855.[3] The post office at Lamont was established in February 1888.[4]

Lamont was laid out in about 1889.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 41.
  2. ↑ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1978-10-13. Accessed 2008-04-28.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archive)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 199.


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