Lamar Mississippi Map

About Lamar, Mississippi

Lamar is a locality in Benton County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 39. The population density is 26.6 people per km². Lamar is located at 34.9173°N, 89.3179°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38642.

Lamar sits amidst the quiet, red-clay topography of northern Mississippi, where the earth holds a deep, rusted hue and the air carries the heavy, humid scent of pine needles and damp loam. It lies 29.1 miles east of Olive Branch, MS (from Olive Branch, MS: bearing 96°T), and is situated 16.9 miles south-southeast of Fayette. Beyond the immediate perimeter of the houses, the land rises into the modest, weathered slopes of Harper Hill, while the dense, tangled undergrowth of the Holly Springs National Forest draws a green boundary against the horizon. Mount Tena Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil just two miles away, its flow dictated by the seasonal rains that leave the low-lying fields slick and dark. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, turning the distant silhouettes of the trees into charcoal sketches against a sky that fades from pale violet to a profound, ink-stained gray.

Lamar emerged from a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of agricultural labor, where the economy has long been tethered to the slow yield of the fields and the seasonal rhythms of the timber harvest. Local life moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, shaped by a history that remains visible in the faded architecture of the outlying homesteads and the enduring influence of the nearby Holly Springs Ranger District on regional land management. While the inhabitants look toward the busier corridors of commerce, the pulse of the place is found in the stillness of the afternoon and the proximity of natural landmarks like the Sand Flats, which offer a stark contrast to the surrounding woodlands. Even thirteen miles away, the presence of Pleasant Hill Lake exerts a subtle, cooling pressure on the atmosphere, providing a quiet anchor for those who seek the water’s edge beneath the canopy of longleaf pines.

About This Lamar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lamar, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.917315, -89.31785. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lamar includes the ZIP code (38642), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Benton County (Ashland), and school district assignment (Benton County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.