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Welcome to Lamar ...

Lamar is located in Sumter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Lamar is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Lamar and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Lamar: 229

Communities Also Named Lamar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Lamar: This one is located in Sumter County and the other is located in Baker County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 22 communities that are also named Lamar - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, 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.

  • Milldale ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
    • Milldale is located in Crisp County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
  • Americus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cordele
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Vienna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Oglethorpe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Smithville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Byromville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Warwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Leslie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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 on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1863.

We also found Lamar in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Lamar post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamar.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lamar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/