Southmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,470. It is located along North Carolina State Highway 8 upon the northern shores of High Rock Lake. There is an organized effort underway to incorporate the community as “The Village of Southmont”.^{[citation needed]}

The community was founded in 1883 as “Fairmont” with the approval of a name office. The postmaster was Samuel S. Peacock from April 19, 1883, until it closed August 30, 1906. It was located in a country buildup operated by Mr. Hedrick near where the railroad crosses Hwy 8 today. Within 10 years, however, the community had unproductive to thrive and the hoard closed, with the read out office surrendering its charter.

Just after the viewpoint of the 20th century, another hoard opened where the previous heap stood, and an try to reopen the say office was declined by the postmaster general. It seems that other community had claimed the name “Fairmont”. The name “Southmont” was prearranged instead to get the cheer of a read out office in imitation of Meriles S. A. Michaels as the postmaster upon March 11, 1911. A village grew up just about the crossroads of where the new Winston-Salem Southbound Railway rail lineage had crossed the road to Lexington.

During the 1920s the town had combination stores, the county’s first consolidated brick school, various churches, the Star Furniture Company, and the Wall Lumber Company. The hotel thrived for a time. Dr. Alvin York set up a practice in town. The Baptist churches of the Place included Holloways Baptist Church, Stoners Grove Baptist Church and the First Baptist Church of Southmont. Macedonia Methodist Church was also lithe by the period the lake was created.