Lamar, Wisconsin

Lamar is an unincorporated community located in the town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The community is named for Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, a white supremacist associate justice on the US Supreme Court and member of Congress.[2]

Lamar, Wisconsin
Lamar, Wisconsin
Lamar, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°25′33″N 92°34′13″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyPolk
Elevation
371 m (1,217 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1577689[1]

Notes

  1. "Lamar, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.



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