Welcome to Lawson ...

Lawson is located in Clear Creek County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Lawson is 8,100 feet [2,469 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lawson is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lawson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Lawson: (303) & (720)<3>

Communities Also Named Lawson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Lawson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lawson.

Communities near Lawson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lawson.

• Idaho Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
  • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <5>
• Nederland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Former names for Nederland:
  • Browns Crossing
  • Dayton
  • Middle Boulder
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <5>
• Fraser
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
  • Fraser is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <5>
• Winter Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <5>
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Central City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Silver Plume
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <5>
• Black Hawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Hawk <5>
• Russell Gulch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
  • Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
• Montezuma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lawson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lawson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawson. See our Newspapers Page for Lawson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawson ...

Looking for more information about Lawson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lawson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lawson.

Adding Lawson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lawson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lawson post office opened in 1877.

We also found Lawson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clear Creek County: www.co.clear-creek.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/