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Lamar, West Virginia

Lamar, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Lamar, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Lamar, West Virginia
Lamar, West Virginia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Lamar, West Virginia is located in the United States
Lamar, West Virginia
Lamar, West Virginia
Lamar, West Virginia (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°27′14″N 81°18′17″W / 37.45389°N 81.30472°W / 37.45389; -81.30472
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesMercer and Wyoming
Elevation
2,713 ft (827 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554904[1]

Lamar is an unincorporated community in Mercer and Wyoming counties, West Virginia, United States. Lamar is 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Matoaka. Lamar was initially founded as Algonquin around 1915 by the Algonquin Coal Company, later renamed Lamar in 1930 after the Lamar Colliery Company took ownership of the town.[2]

The community most likely was named after the Lamar family.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamar, West Virginia
  2. ^ DellaMea, Chris (February 26, 2024). "Lamar (Algonquin) WV". Coal Camps USA.
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 358.


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