Lamar County, Georgia

Lamar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,317. The county seat is Barnesville.

Lamar County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The Georgia General Assembly proposed the constitutional amendment to create the county on August 17, 1920, and the citizens of the state voted in favor of the amendment on November 2, 1920. Land from Pike County and Monroe County was then transferred to create Lamar county. Lamar County was named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 186 square miles (480 km2), of which 184 square miles (480 km2) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) (1.3%) is water.

The western third of Lamar County, west of a line from Orchard Hill through Milner and Barnesville, is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern majority of the county is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.

Lamar County

Lamar County is the name of several counties in the United States:

  • Lamar County, Alabama
  • Lamar County, Georgia
  • Lamar County, Mississippi
  • Lamar County, Texas

  • Lamar County, Texas

    Lamar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 49,793. Its county seat is Paris. The county was formed by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 17, 1840 and organized the next year. It is named for Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the second president of Texas.

    Lamar County comprises the Paris, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area.

    Lamar County, once heavily Democratic, is now represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican Erwin Cain of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Republican Representative Marsha Farney, reared in Lamar County, represents District 20, which includes the northern portion of Williamson County in the Austin suburbs.

    Geography

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 933 square miles (2,420 km2), of which 907 square miles (2,350 km2) is land and 926 square miles (2,400 km2) (2.8%) is water.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Highway 82
  • U.S. Highway 271
  • State Highway 19
  • State Highway 24
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    Athens Banner-Herald 29 Nov 2024
    Georgia's Smael Mondon discusses the rivalry with Georgia Tech ...It’s an in-state championship to me,” said Georgia inside linebacker CJ Allen, who hails from Lamar County High in Barnesville ... What channel is Georgia vs Georgia Tech game on today?.
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    Independent online (SA) 01 Nov 2024
    ... US state of Georgia showed, abruptly ending his long trial. Records from the Fulton County jail in Georgia showed the 33-year-old Atlanta artist, born Jeffery Lamar Williams, had been released.
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    Moultrie Observer 26 Oct 2024
    Dennis rushed for 91 yards on six carries and his fresh legs were on display when he ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns, leaving at least one observer to wonder how many teams in Georgia can boast a trio of backs as talented as Colquitt County’s.
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    Detroit news 25 Jul 2024
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    The Palm Beach Post 03 Jul 2024
    The heat of camp season is among us, Palm Beach County ... It didn't take long after Brown's visit on May 31 for him to decide that he wanted to follow in the footsteps of Palm Beach County great Lamar Jackson and take his talents to the Ville.
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    The Gazette Cedar Rapids 07 May 2024
    Gregory Lamar Scorza, 24. (Johnson County Jail booking photo, May 6, 2024). A Georgia man was arrested Monday in Iowa City on charges that he and two other men scammed someone out of $15,600 by pretending to be law enforcement officers.
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    Ocala Star Banner 08 Apr 2024
    A man accused of killing his wife in northeast Marion County and then fleeing to Georgia, where he turned himself in, has returned to face charges. Kenron Lamar Vereen was booked into the county jail April 7.
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    Vote: Who should be SBLive’s National High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week? (2/19/2024)

    The Capital Journal 19 Feb 2024
    Now, it’s your turn to choose a standout among the pack, the best of the best ... Shakiria Foster, sr., Lamar County (Georgia). Foster flirted with a triple-double in a 62-52 win over Heard County, finishing with 37 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals ... —.
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    The Lawton Constitution 12 Feb 2024
    FLOOD WARNING ... Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Potato Creek at County Line Rd near Orchard Hill affecting Lamar. and Spalding Counties ... * WHERE...Potato Creek at County Line Rd near Orchard Hill ... the gage on County Line Road ... .
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    The Capital Journal 02 Feb 2024
    Editor's note ... 31 ... Shakiria Foster, sr., Lamar County (Georgia). Foster, the leading scorer in Lamar County history who is closing in on 2,000 career points, is putting up 26.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 4.2 steals as a senior ... — ... ....
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    Georgia Congressman Drew Ferguson won't seek reelection

    Cleburne Times-Review 15 Dec 2023
    Ferguson represents congressional District 3 in the west central part of Georgia, which includes Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Fayette, Spalding, Upson and Lamar counties.

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