Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lamar had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Parkers ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Parkers is located in Sumter County
- Huntington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Sumter County
- 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 <3>
- De Soto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cobb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Gatewood is located in Sumter County
- Drayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
- Drayton is located in Dooly County
- Chokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Americus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maddox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Maddox is located in Sumter County
- Sumter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <3>
- New Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- New Point is located in Sumter County
- Warwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byromville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Dooly County
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dooling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Cordele
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fountainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
- Fountainville is located in Macon County
- Findlay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Findlay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
- Findlay is located in Dooly County
- Oglethorpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/
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> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |