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Around Lamar ...

For comparison, Lamar has a population of 150 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Lamar, with the nearest first.

  • Horntown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Horntown is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Calvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wetumka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeager
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Yeager is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Dustin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dustin is located in Hughes County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Stuart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Atwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Holdenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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    • Weleetka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Haywood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Spaulding
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Gerty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gerty is located in Hughes County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Indianola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Clearview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people

For more communities neighboring Lamar, please visit our County-by-County Page for Lamar.

Hughes County ...

Lamar is located in Hughes County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hughes County: Coal, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc & Seminole.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamar ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lamar.

Airports Near Lamar ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Lamar and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Lamar.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamar ...

Looking for more information about Lamar? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Lamar. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Lamar, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lamar.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lamar.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Hughes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lamar), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.