Lamison, Alabama

Lamison, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Lamison, Alabama Show map of Alabama Lamison, Alabama Show map of the US Location within the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 32°7′16″N 87°34′0″W / 32.12111°N 87.56667°W / 32.12111; -87.56667Coordinates: 32°7′16″N 87°34′0″W / 32.12111°N 87.56667°W / 32.12111; -87.56667
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Wilcox
Elevation	118 ft (36 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	334

Lamison is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States,^[1] located along Alabama State Route 5.

Geography

Lamison is located at 32°07′17″N 87°34′00″W / 32.12125°N 87.56666°W / 32.12125; -87.56666 and has an elevation of 118 feet (36 m).^[1]

Notable person

Leonard W. Thornhill, naval aviator who participated in the sinking of the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. USS Thornhill (DE-195) was named in his honor.

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamison, Alabama

Municipalities and communities of Wilcox County, Alabama, United States

County seat: Camden

City	Camden

Towns	Oak Hill Pine Apple Pine Hill Yellow Bluff

CDPs	Boykin Catherine

Unincorporated communities	Ackerville Alberta Anne Manie Arlington Canton Bend Coy Furman Gastonburg Kimbrough Lamison Lower Peach Tree McWilliams Millers Ferry Pebble Hill Prairie Rockwest Snow Hill Sunny South

Ghost town	Prairie Bluff Ruthven

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