Lamont, Mississippi

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 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Winterville and approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Scott. Lamont is located at the junction of two branches of the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.^[2]

Lamont, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°32′07″N 91°04′34″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Bolivar
Elevation	122 ft (37 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38703
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	672288[1]

A post office first began operation under the name Lamont in 1888.^[3]

Irene Scruggs, a Piedmont blues and country blues singer, was born in Lamont.^[4]