Lamont is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in northeastern
Greenwood County, Kansas
Greenwood County is a county located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Eureka. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 6,016. The county was named for Alfred Greenwood ...
, United States.
It is located approximately 5.5 miles east of the city of
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
* Madison (footballer), Brazilian footballer
Places in the United States
Populated places
* Madi ...
along
K-58 highway.
History
Lamont was laid out in about 1889. It was previously known as La Monts Mill.
The post office at Lamont was established in February 1888. Although Lamont is unincorporated, it has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
, with the
ZIP code of 66855.
Education
The community is served by
Madison–Virgil USD 386
Madison–Virgil USD 386 is a Public school (government funded), public unified school district headquartered in Madison, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Madison, Virgil, Kansas, Virgil, Lamont, Kansas, Lamont, ...
public school district.
Lamont High School was closed through school unification. The Lamont High School mascot was Cardinals.
References
Further reading
External links
* Greenwood County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Greenwood County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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