An old bank building in Lamont, Kansas, by Kathy Alexander.
Lamont, Kansas, is an unincorporated community in northeastern Greenwood County. Also called La Monts Mill in its early days, the settlement gained a post office on February 14, 1888. Located along the Missouri Pacific Railroad, the town was laid out the following year but grew slowly.
In 1910, the community had become a receiving and distributing point for the adjoining area, had express and telegraph offices, a money order post office, and a population of 100 people.
Through the years, Lamont remained a small agricultural town. Today, it supports just a handful of people and several abandoned business buildings. However, its post office remains open. The Greenwood County Historical Society and Museum displays horse-drawn farming equipment in the town.
Old business building in Lamont, Kansas, by Kathy Alexander.
Lamont is located about 30 miles northeast of Eureka, Kansas.
Compiled by Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, updated September 2023.
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Sources:
Blackmar, Frank W.; Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Vol I; Standard Publishing Company, Chicago, IL 1912.
Cutler, William G; History of Kansas; A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL, 1883.
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