Welcome to Lamar County ...

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

The community of Barnesville is the Seat for Lamar County.

Lamar County was founded in 1920. Lamar was created by taking area from Monroe and Pike Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lamar had a population of 19,077 people. This is an increase of 4.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,265 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lamar represented 0.19% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Lamar County:

• Aldora
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
  • Aldora is located in Lamar County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• Barnesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Lamar County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <3>
• Milner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
  • Milner is located in Lamar County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milner <3>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Georgia
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  • Jump to Family Search
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  • Website for the Georgia Archives

• Websites specific to Lamar County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Butts County
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  • Monroe County
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  • Pike County
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  • Spalding County
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  • Upson County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Cemeteries of Lamar County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Georgia