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Welcome to Lamar ...

So far, we found very little information about Lamar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lamar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lamar, please Contact Us.

Lamar would have been located within present day Baker County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of Lamar, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamar, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated in 1856.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lamar is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Lamar was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Lamar (for example, toward Gordon (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The location where Lamar once stood is in the (229) area code.

Communities Also Named Lamar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Lamar: This one is located in Baker County and the other is located in Sumter County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 22 communities that are also named Lamar - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lamar.

Communities near Lamar ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lamar.

  • Vada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
    • Vada is located in Decatur County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
  • Douglass Crossroads
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
    • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
  • Bainbridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Douglasville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
    • Douglasville is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
  • Hawkinstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
    • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
  • Camilla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pelham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Colquitt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Newton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Climax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lamar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lamar.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lamar. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lamar.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lamar. See our Newspapers Page for Lamar.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lamar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lamar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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