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Lamont

Ghost town · Lamar County, Georgia

Barnesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Barnesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lamont is a ghost town in Lamar County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Lamar County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lamont as a historical populated place on the Johnstonville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.0054° N, 84.1207° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJohnstonville
Elevation836 ft
Nearest living townBarnesville, GA
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID344050
Coordinates33.00541, -84.12075

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What's there now

Lamont is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Barnesville, GA (population 6,070), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 836 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Lamont?

Lamont is in Lamar County, Georgia, at 33.0054, -84.1207.

How many ghost towns are in Lamar County?

Lamar County, Georgia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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