Welcome to Lamar ...

Lamar is located in Franklin Parish<1>.

The location of Lamar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Lamar is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lamar lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lamar is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Lamar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Lamar - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, 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.

• Winnsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Rayville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
  • Rayville is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayville <4>
• Delhi
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
• Mangham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangham
  • Mangham is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mangham <4>
• Gilbert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
• Baskin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baskin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskin
  • Baskin is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baskin <4>
• Crowville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
  • Crowville is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowville <4>
• Baskinton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baskinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
  • Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
• Swampers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
  • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
• Dunn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Dunn is located in Richland Parish

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lamar post office opened in 1886.

We also found Lamar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lamar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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