Welcome to Lamar ...

The village of Lamar is located in Chase 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 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lamar has a population of 22 people<3> (see below for details).

Lamar is 3,520 feet [1,073 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Lamar is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lamar lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Lamar (for example, toward Hayes Center), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Lamar: (308)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lamar had an population of 22 people. This is a decrease of 4.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lamar had a population of 23 people. This makes Lamar the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 23 people, the population of Lamar increased 21.05% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 19 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lamar.

Communities Also Named Lamar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Lamar - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

• Holyoke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Holyoke is located in Phillips County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyoke <5>
• Imperial
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Imperial is located in Chase County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <5>
• Venango
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
  • Venango is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <5>
• Crete
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Crete is located in Chase County
• Amherst
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Phillips County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <5>
• Champion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Champion is located in Chase County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <5>
• Brandon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Perkins County
• Grant
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <5>
• Enders
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
  • Enders is located in Chase County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enders <5>
• Paoli
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Phillips County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <5>

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lamar post office opened in 1887.

We also found Lamar on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

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 Chase County: www.co.chase.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/