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LAMAR COUNTY,
TEXAS
33° 40' 12"
N, 95° 34' 12" W (33.67, -95.57)
Population: 50,088 (2020) 49,793 (2010)
Total area:933 square miles (2,420 km2)
907 square miles (2,350 km2) land
26 square miles (67 km2) (2.8%) water. |
Lamar County
History
1936 Centennial
Marker:
LAMAR COUNTY
Created December 17, 1840 from Red
River County.
Organized in 1841.
Named in honor of Mirabeau
B. Lamar, 1798-1859. Father of Texas education. President of
the Republic
of Texas 1838-1841.
Lafayette, 1841,
Mount
Vernon, 1843,
Paris, originally called
Pinhook, 1844, have served as county seat.
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Lamar County
Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, hotels,
and forum.
County Seat -
Paris
Book Hotel Here - Paris
Hotels |
Lamar County
Vintage Maps
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Lamar County
1882 map
From Texas state map #2134
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Lamar
County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Lamar County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Lamar County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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