RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Butts County >> Lamars FerryIndex...

Welcome to Lamars Ferry ...

Lamars Ferry is located in Butts County<1>.

Lamars Ferry is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lamars Ferry: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near Lamars Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lamars Ferry.

  • Locust Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Forsyth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Flovilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mansfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mansfield Estates
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
  • Jenkinsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Dale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Juliette
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Lamars Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lamars Ferry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lamars Ferry. 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 Lamars Ferry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lamars Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Lamars Ferry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamars Ferry ...

Looking for more information about Lamars Ferry? 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 Lamars Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lamars Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Butts, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lamars Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Lamars Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Lamars Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.