Lamar, Mississippi
Lamar, Mississippi | |
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  Lamar, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′02″N 89°19′04″W / 34.91722°N 89.31778°WCoordinates: 34°55′02″N 89°19′04″W / 34.91722°N 89.31778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Benton |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38683 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 672275[1] |
Lamar is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Benton County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is located along Mississippi Highway 7 in western Benton County. Lamar has a post office with the ZIP code 38642.[2] The nearly abandoned Mississippi Central Railroad runs through Lamar, and is only used rarely for freight trafficking.[3] Lamar shares its ZIP code with the nearby community of Slayden.
History[]
Lamar was named in honor of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, member of the United States Senate from Mississippi.[4] Lamar was originally located in Marshall County, but after Benton County was created from Marshall County and Tippah County, the town was moved two miles east to be closer to the railroad. Lamar was formerly home to a school.[5] A post office first began operation under the name Lamar in 1837.[6]
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References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamar
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Lamar, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 180.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 21.
- ^ "Benton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Living Blues. Oxford, Mississippi: Living Blues Publications. 2003. p. 63.
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