Official Name: | Lamont, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bolivar |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 122 |
Coordinates: | 33.5353°N -91.0761°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38703 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 672288 |
Lamont is an unincorporated community located in southern Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States on Mississippi Highway 1 on the Bolivar County/Washington County border. Lamont is approximately 4miles north of Winterville and approximately 5miles south of Scott. Lamont is located at the junction of two branches of the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[1]
A post office first began operation under the name Lamont in 1888.[2]
Irene Scruggs, a Piedmont blues and country blues singer, was born in Lamont.[3]