Lamar County was created by the Alabama legislature on February 4, 1867, and was originally named Jones County after E.P. Jones, a resident of Fayette County. On November 13, 1867, the county was abolished. On October 8, 1868, the county was re-created under the name of Sanford County. On February 8, 1877, the name was changed to Lamar in honor of Senator L.Q.C. Lamar of Mississippi. Lamar County is bordered by Marion, Fayette, and Pickens counties in Alabama, and by Lowndes and Monroe counties in Mississippi. The county is drained by the Tombigbee River.

In 1866, the community known as Swayne courthouse, named for Gen. Wager Swayne, military governor of the Chattahoochee District of the state, was designated as the county seat. In 1868 the name was changed to Vernon, after Edmund Vernon, an immigrant from Vernon, England. Other towns and communities include Sulligent, Beaverton, and Millport.

Cities in Lamar County Beaverton Detroit Kennedy Millport Sulligent Vernon Lamar County Clerk P.O. Box 338 Vernon, Alabama 35592 205.694.9119

Date Created February 4, 1867 Name Origin Sen. L.Q.C. Lamar Formed From Marion & Fayette counties County Seat City of Vernon

Genealogical & Historical Society

P.O. Box 357 Vernon, Alabama 35592