Lamont, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Greenwood County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States

38°06′45″N 96°01′36″W / 38.11250°N 96.02667°W / 38.11250; -96.02667^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyGreenwoodPlatted1889Elevation

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1,125 ft (343 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

66855

Area code620FIPS code20-38250GNIS 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamont, Kansas
^ 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 October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
^ Zip Code Lookup
^ "Madison-Virgil USD 386". USD 386. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Lamont High School". classmates.com. Retrieved January 15, 2017.