Lamar, West Virginia

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Lamar, West Virginia
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. It was also known as Algonquin.

The community most likely was named after the Lamar family.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamar, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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.