Commander Matthew Flinders named Mount Larcom on 4 August 1802, after a Royal Navy colleague Captain Thomas Larcom. In 1909 property was advertised for sale as 'Mt Larcombe Estate', with the map showing the Gladstone railway station adjacent to the property. Mount Larcombe Provisional School opened on 13 November 1882, but closed for some time during the 1890s due to low student numbers. In 1909, it was upgraded to be Mount Larcombe State School and was renamed Mount Larcom State School in 1913. In 1964, a secondary department was added to the school. Mount Larcom Post Office opened by December 1909. On Sunday 16 July 1922 the Catholic church was opened by Bishop of RockhamptonJoseph Shiel. It was named for Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The land cost £64 and the church building cost £441. The first of Mount Larcom's annual agricultural shows was held on 8 October 1919. It was opened by George Carter, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis. The ambulance station first opened in 1924; its replacement opened on 20 December 2001. The Mount Larcom library building opened in 2004. At the 2011 census, Mount Larcom had a population of 278.
Heritage listings
Mount Larcom has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
52780 Bruce Highway: Mount Larcombe Station Original Homestead Site
Popenia Road: Mount Larcom Cemetery
The Narrows Road: Mount Larcom Showground
Geography
The mountain, rising to , is slightly east of the township and is a dominant feature on the horizon, especially from the town of Gladstone. It was named by Matthew Flinders after a Naval Captain that he served under.
Mount Larcom State School is a government co-education primary school with a secondary department located in Raglan Street. In 2013, the school had 89 pupils and 10 teachers. For high school education beyond Year 10, students must travel to other high schools; the nearest is in Gladstone.
Amenities
The Mount Larcom Library is on Raglan Street; it is operated by the Gladstone Regional Council. There is a Catholic church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, at 24 Balfour Street. Each month there is a mass and a lay-led liturgy. There is a public hall in Raglan Street. Despite its small population, Mount Larcom has a police station, an ambulance station, a volunteer Rural Fire Service and a volunteer State Emergency Service group. However, the nearest hospitals are in Gladstone and Rockhampton. Being located near the junction of two highways, a common emergency is vehicle crashes. The Mount Larcom branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 4 King George Street. The Royal Hotel is on Raglan Street next door to the Mount Larcom Café and Collectables.
Events
The Mount Larcom and District Show Society organise an annual agricultural show in June each year. In 2014, in addition to the livestock competitions, there are other activities including a ute muster, woodchopping and fireworks.
