Welcome to Lamar ...

Lamar is located on the Gulf Coast.

Lamar is located in Aransas County<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 1839.

Lamar is near sea level<3>.

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

Lamar lies within the (361) area code.

Communities Also Named Lamar ...

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

Beyond Texas, there are 22 communities that are also named Lamar - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (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.

• Rockport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Aransas Pass
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aransas Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aransas Pass
  • Aransas Pass is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aransas Pass <4>
• Fulton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Bayside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
  • Bayside is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayside <4>
• Austwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austwell
  • Austwell is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austwell <4>
• Copano Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copano Village
  • Copano Village is located in Aransas County
• Spanish Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
  • Spanish Village is located in Aransas County
• Black Point ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
  • Black Point is located in Refugio County
• Tradewinds
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradewinds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
  • Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
• Refugio
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refugio
  • Refugio is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Refugio <4>

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 1839.

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.

The official website for Aransas County: www.co.aransas.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/