Lamonta, Oregon Explained

Official Name:Lamonta, Oregon
Pushpin Map:Oregon#USA
Pushpin Label:Lamonta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:44.4693°N -121.0359°W

Lamonta was a town located in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States, established in 1890, and abandoned in 1934.[1]

Located along The Dalles-John Day stage route, Lamonta contained a post office, school, blacksmith, livery, hotel, stores, four saloons and a dance hall.[1] Following a series of crop failures and droughts in the 1920s, Lamonta was mostly abandoned by 1934.[1] By 1939, Lamonta was considered a ghost town.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Homesteading on the Grasslands. Central Oregonian. Prineville, Oregon. Austin. Lon. January 30, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20190818233738/https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=181214. August 18, 2019.
  2. Soil Conservation. 5–6. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1939. Washington, D.C.. 231. Rehabilitation of the Oregon Range.