County · code 13171
Lamar CountyGeorgia
Lamar County is a county in Georgia with its seat in Barnesville, formed on November 2, 1920.
- Founded1920
- County seatBarnesville
- Named forLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
- Land area184 sq mi + 2.3 sq mi water
- Population18,500 2020 Census
Where it is
Lamar on the map of Georgia
Georgia has 159 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1920 from Monroe County and Pike County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Lamar County was created from Monroe and Pike counties by an act passed on August 17, 1920, taking effect on November 2, 1920. The county was named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar.
- 1920Lamar County created Lamar created from Monroe and Pike. Act passed 17 August 1920; took effect 2 November 1920. · Ga. Laws 1920, no. 738/pp. 38-44
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Lamar
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Lamar County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (lamarcountyga.com).
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Lamar County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Lamar by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Lamar County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Lamar County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Lamar County
- When was Lamar County founded?
- Lamar County was founded in 1920, formed from Monroe County and Pike County, and named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar.
- What is the county seat of Lamar County?
- The county seat of Lamar County is Barnesville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Lamar County?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Lamar County's boundary or name changed?
- Lamar County was created in 1920 from Monroe County and Pike County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Lamar County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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