Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lamar (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lamar. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lamar is located in Randolph County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Lamar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lamar:
- Randolph County (The home county of Lamar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Woodland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Sewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Corbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Morrison Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Wedowee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- High Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Choccolocco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- De Armanville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Anniston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Oxanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Doublehead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Abanda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Clackville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Stroud
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Milltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Evansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Five Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Chapel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Penton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cragford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Haynes Crossroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Lineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Motley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Mellow Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Harkins Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Hightower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Micaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hollis Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Ai
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Heflin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Edwardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Fruithurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Talladega County
- Kentuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Truett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Daviston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Frog Eye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Bowdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Roopville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Jake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Carrollton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdon Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coweta County (GA)
- Sargent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Budapest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Bremen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernacle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Ephesus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Yates Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Frolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Roosterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Centralhatchee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Glenn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Evansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Graysons Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Abbottsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sunny Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Brays Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Sassafrass Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Asta Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- West Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lamar, see our County-by-County Page for Lamar.
Cemeteries Near Lamar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lamar.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lamar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lamar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Gilread Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Shiloh Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Rocky Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethena Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (461 more) ...
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goldridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coats Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lamar had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Lofty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lofty is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Haywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Waldrep
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Wedowee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Potash is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Milner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hightower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Frolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lamar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lamar.
Newspapers Published in Lamar ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lamar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lamar, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lamar.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lamar:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lamar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |