Welcome to Lamar ...

Lamar is located in Sumter County<1>.

The location of Lamar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Lamar is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lamar lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The area code for Lamar: (229)

Communities Also Named Lamar ...

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

• Milldale ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
  • Milldale is located in Crisp County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
• Americus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <4>
• Cordele
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordele
  • Cordele is located in Crisp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordele <4>
• Vienna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Oglethorpe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglethorpe
  • Oglethorpe is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglethorpe <4>
• Smithville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Plains
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Plains is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
• Byromville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byromville
  • Byromville is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byromville <4>
• Warwick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
• Leslie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamar ...

Looking for more information about Lamar? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lamar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lamar.

Adding Lamar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lamar in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lamar was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1863.

We also found Lamar in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Lamar post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lamar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/

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