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Place Names        Updated November 3, 2002

Arkansas
Lamphear Road - Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas
    [Named for John Z. Lamphear who was an earlier settler to this area.]

Arizona
Lanphier Canyon - Bear Mountain, Greenlee County, AZ
Lampshire Canyon - Mount Houghes, Santa Cruz County, AZ
Lampshire Tank (reservoir) - O'Donnell Canyon, Santa Cruz County, AZ
Lampshire Well - O'Donnell Canyon, Santa Cruz County, AZ

California
Lanfair (populated place) - Grotto Hills, San Bernardino County, CA
            Also known as Lanfair Corner, Lanfair Juction or Lanfair Site
Lanfair Buttes (summit) - Grotto Hills, San Bernardino County, CA
            Also known as Eagle Hill, Graveyard Hills, Indian Hills
Lanfair Valley - Los Viejos, San Bernardino County, CA
Lamphere Road - Arcata, CA
Lanphere Christensen Dunes Preserve - Lamphere Rd, Arcata, Ca

Colorado
Lamphier Lake - Fairview Park, Gunnison County, CO
Lower Lamphier Lake -  Fairview Park, Gunnison County, CO
Lamphear Creek - Fairview Peak, Gunnison County, CO

Conneticut
Lamphier Cove -  Branford, New Haven County, CT
Lamphere Hill - New London County, CT

Illinois
Lanphier Park - Springfield West, Sangamon County, IL
Lanphier School  - Springfield West, Sangamon County, IL
Lanphere School - Mazon, Grundy County, IL
Lamphere School (historical) - Wilton Center, Will County, Illinois

Michigan
Lamphere Drain -  Loomis, Isabella County, MI
Lamphere High School  - Warren, Macomb County, MI
Lamphere School  - Lawerence, Van Buren County, MI
Lanfear School  - Ironwood, Gogebic County, MI
Lanphier Observatory -   Leelanau School, Glen Arbor, MI  

Missouri
Lanpher Farm Cemetery - Madison County, Missouri
Lanpher Chapel (historical) - Bernie, Stoddard County, MO  more information
Lampher Spring - Cherokee Pass, Madison County, MO

Nebraska
Lamphere School (historical) - Ansley, Custer County, NE

New Hampshire
Lampier Hill - Smarts Mountain, Grafton County, NH

New York
Lanphear Valley -Alfred, NY
Lamphere Ridge - Wakely Mountain, Hamilton County, NY
Lamphear Road - Rome, New York
Lanfield Hollow (valley) - Roscoe, Delaware County, NY
Lamphier Road - Town of Canisteo, Steuben County, NY

Ohio
Landfair Church - Erastus, Mercer County, OH
Landfair School (historical) - Erastus, Mercer County, OH

Pennsylvania
Lamphier Cemetery - Eldred, McKean County, PA
Lampher Reservoir - Pittsburg East, Allegany County, PA

Vermont
The Lanpher Memorial Library – Hyde Park, Vermont est. 1916  http://lml.freeyellow.com/index.html
Lamphean Brook - Craftsbury, Orleans County, VT
Lamphear Road - Jamaica, VT
Lanpher Meadow - Eden, Lamoille County, VT

Virginia
Lamper Place (subdivision) - Bowers Hill, Portsmouth County, VA

Wisconsin
Lanfear School, Gogebic WI. (Possibly no longer in existance.)

Sources for this information:
US Geographical Names Information System at genealogylibrary.com
US Geographic Names Information System    http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/
US Phone Directories
Internet Search Engine Results