City of Lamar, City Township, Barton County, Missouri, United States
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- Lamar
- City of Lamar
- Incorporated City
- Centrally located on the east bank of the North Fork Spring River. Lamar was at the eastern end of the Fort Scott Military Road. (US-T125/MO/p504)
- Founded in 1856, incorporated in 1858, and named for Mirabeau B Lamar, President of the Texas Republic from 1838-41. Lamar was burned at the beginning of the Civil War and later rebuilt on the same site.
- 37.495047837° 29' 42.2"N-94.276614894° 16' 35.8"W
- Lamar Heights (Lamar Township) 1.2 mi. W
- Oakton (Northfork Township) 5 mi. SW
- Boston (Richland Township) 5.7 mi. S
- Milford (Milford Township) 9 mi. NE
- Jasper (Preston Township, Jasper County) 11.1 mi. S
- Sheldon (Drywood Township, Vernon County) 11.3 mi. N
- Memory Gardens 0.9 mi. SE
- East Side 0.9 mi. SE
- Lake (Lamar Heights, Lamar Township) 1.1 mi. W
- Saint Marys (Lamar Heights, Lamar Township) 1.1 mi. W
- Nigh (Lamar Township) 2.8 mi. N
- Fair View (Lamar Township) 4.9 mi. E
- Oak Grove (Northfork Township) 5.1 mi. SW
- Killey (Northfork Township) 5.8 mi. S
- Iantha (Central Township) 7.3 mi. W
- Cook (Newport Township) 7.5 mi. NE
- Howell (Milford Township) 8 mi. NE
- Mount Carmel (Richland Township) 8 mi. SE
- 4,603
- 293 m
- 474911727
- Updated Apr 28, 2020