Lamar
Lamar is an unincorporated community in Mercer and Wyoming counties, West Virginia, United States. Lamar is 4 miles 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in West Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Algonquin”, “Lamar, West Virginia”, and “Lamar, WV”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Micajah and Garwood.
Micajah
Hamlet
Micajah is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Micajah is 5.5 miles northwest of Matoaka.
Garwood
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Garwood is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Garwood is situated 2 miles northwest of Lamar.
Piedmont
Hamlet
Piedmont is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Piedmont is 2.5 miles northwest of Matoaka. Piedmont is situated 2½ miles east of Lamar.
Lamar
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Mercer, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.45401° or 37° 27′ 14″ northLongitude
-81.30482° or 81° 18′ 17″ westElevation
2,713 feet (827 metres)Open location code
869WFM3W+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 154125818OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Lamar” goes by many names.
- French: “Lamar”
- Irish: “Lamar”
- Persian: “لامار، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “لامار”
- South Azerbaijani: “لامار، باتی ویرجینیا”
- Urdu: “لامار، مغربی ورجینیا”
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