Lamar County, Texas
Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.
At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 43 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near Paris, Pin Hook, Brookston.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Texas is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Lamar titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP34 of 43 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
43 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBLamar was formed in 1840 (1840-12-17) from Red River.
LAMAR created by the Republic of Texas from RED RIVER.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusLamar County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,978 | 10,136 | 27,193 | 48,627 | 55,742 | 50,425 | 43,033 | 34,234 | 42,156 | 48,499 | 50,088 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS70 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 70 of 70 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Arkansas Cemetery |
| Baptist Cemetery |
| Biardstown Cemetery |
| Brackeen Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Casey Cemetery |
| Caviness Cemetery |
| Cedar Hill Cemetery |
| Chisum Family Cemetery |
| Community Hall Cemetery |
| Corn Cemetery |
| Cottonwood Cemetery |
| Cottonwood Cemetery |
| Denton Cemetery |
| Dickie Cemetery |
| East Post Oak Cemetery |
| Egypt Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Garner Cemetery |
| Hazel Dell Cemetery |
| Hendricks Cemetery |
| Hickory Grove Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Holt Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| Jewish Cemetery |
| Killingsworth Cemetery |
| Knights Of Honor Cemetery |
| Little Vine Cemetery |
| Littlejohn Cemetery |
| Long Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Mallory Cemetery |
| McDonald Cemetery |
| McEwin Cemetery |
| McGalasson Cemetery |
| McGlasson Cemetery |
| Meadowbrook Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Minter Cemetery |
| Moore Springs Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mount Tabor Cemetery |
| Neathery Cemetery |
| New Dora Cemetery |
| Newbether Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Odd Fellow Cemetery |
| Old Blossom Cemetery |
| Old City Cemetery |
| Post Oak Cemetery |
| Prairie Ridge Cemetery |
| Pride Cemetery |
| Pyles Cemetery |
| Red Oak Cemetery |
| Reid Cemetery |
| Restland Cemetery |
| Restland Cemetery |
| Restlawn Cemetery |
| Rice Cemetery |
| Rockyford Cemetery |
| Sikes Cemetery |
| Slabtown Cemetery |
| Springhill Cemetery |
| Sumner Cemetery |
| Sylvan Cemetery |
| Toppings Cemetery |
| Union Grove Cemetery |
| Whittenburg Cemetery |
| Woodard Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
HMdb linkMarker text and photos from the Historical Marker Database (HMdb) are not embedded here. HMdb allows non-commercial reuse with attribution, but commercial/compensated use needs written permission; this is a commercial site, so we only link out.
Search HMdb for Lamar County, Texas
Terms: hmdb.org/copyright.asp. Linking is encouraged by HMdb.