Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Lamar in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lamar. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Pinoak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinoak is located in Mercer County
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- Maybeury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
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- Lashmeet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
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- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County
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- Kyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
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- Powhatan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan is located in McDowell County
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- Elkhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
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- Ennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis is located in McDowell County
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- Switchback
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Switchback is located in McDowell County
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- Flipping
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
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- Duhring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duhring is located in Mercer County
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- Bramwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
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- Egeria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Egeria is located in Mercer County
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- Coopers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
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- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County
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- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Mercer County
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- Spanishburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Odd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
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- Falls Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
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- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Mercer County
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- Flat Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lamar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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