Lamar, Missouri

The lynching of Jay Lynch, age 28, took place in Lamar, Missouri, on May 28, 1919. That year had 83 lynchings in the United States. This was one of four against white men.

Lamar High School is the public high school in Lamar, Missouri, USA. It is part of the Lamar R-I School District. The school's football field is named Thomas M. O'Sullivan Stadium and the baseball field is named Shoff Field.

City Township is the smallest of the fifteen townships that make up Barton County, Missouri, US. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,425. Despite being the smallest township by area, it is the most populous township. The township government is consolidated with the government of the city of Lamar.

The Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site is a state-owned property in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, preserving the 1+1⁄2-story childhood home of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States. The future president was born here on May 8, 1884, in the downstairs southwest bedroom. The home was purchased by the state in 1957 and dedicated as a historic site in 1959 at a ceremony attended by Truman himself. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

Lamar Heights is a city in Barton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 170 at the 2020 census.

Lamar Township is a township in Barton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,569. The township completely surrounds, but does not include, the city of Lamar, Missouri.

Barton County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,637. Its county seat is Lamar. The county was organized in 1855 and named after U.S. Senator David Barton from Missouri.President Harry S. Truman was born in Barton County in 1884. The female bandit, Little Britches, was born in Barton County in 1879.

Oakton is an unincorporated community in Barton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Union Township is one of fifteen townships in Barton County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 347. Union Township was formed by means of merger, or "union" of existing townships, hence the name.

Irwin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Barton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 47.

Iantha is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Barton County, Missouri. It is located six miles west of Lamar.

Northfork Township is a township in Barton County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 256. The township takes its name from the North Fork of the Spring River.