Lamar Oklahoma Map

About Lamar, Oklahoma

Lamar is a locality in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 118. The population density is 3.8 people per km². Lamar is located at 35.0995°N, 96.1275°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lamar is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74850.

Lamar occupies a quiet expanse of the Oklahoma landscape where the earth displays a deep, iron-rich crimson hue beneath a wide and persistent sky. It lies 23.3 miles west-northwest of McAlester, OK (from McAlester, OK: bearing 300°T), and is situated 15.4 miles east of Holdenville. The horizon stretches out in long, uncomplicated lines, broken only by the occasional stand of post oak and blackjack that defines the edges of the Cross Timbers. Just a mile away, the waters of Gobbler Creek carve a slow path through the clay, offering a thin, verdant ribbon of shade during the heat of the afternoon. While Big Prairie Ridge looms as a faint, hazy suggestion of height far to the west, the immediate terrain remains defined by the steady, unyielding pressure of the wind that pulls across the open fields. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, singular violet, casting long shadows that seem to hold the stillness of the plains in a temporary suspension.

Lamar emerged as a product of the territorial era, its character shaped by the intersection of migrant ambition and the enduring memory of the indigenous nations who preceded the homesteaders. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the legacy of the oil fields, with pump jacks occasionally nodding in the distance like patient sentinels over the grazing cattle. Life in Lamar follows the seasonal demands of the harvest and the quiet persistence of those who find stability in the familiar geography of the plains. For those seeking a wider reprieve, the paths near Stroup Park provide a space to observe the local ecology, while the proximity of Brooks Lake offers a cooling contrast to the sun-baked plains. The atmosphere is one of deliberate endurance, where the passing of a vehicle on a gravel road is an event that measures the depth of the surrounding silence.

About This Lamar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lamar, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.099536, -96.127504. 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 (74850), telephone area code (918), county seat of Hughes County (Holdenville), and school district assignment (Moss Public Schools).

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.