Lamar, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°27′14″N 81°18′17″W / 37.45389°N 81.30472°W / 37.45389; -81.30472Lamar 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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamar, West Virginia
- ^ DellaMea, Chris (February 26, 2024). "Lamar (Algonquin) WV". Coal Camps USA.
- ^ 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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Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Princeton
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- Weyanoke
- Wolfe
- Yards‡
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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