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)
- Parkers is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Huntington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Leslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Gatewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Drayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drayton is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
- Chokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Americus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maddox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Sumter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
- New Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Point is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- 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)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richwood is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dooling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- 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)
- Fountainville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
- Findlay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Findlay is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
- Oglethorpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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. |
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