Welcome to Lawler ...

Lawler is located in Gallatin County<1>.

The location of Lawler has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawler, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

Lawler is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lawler lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lawler is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Lawler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lawler - they are located in Iowa, Minnesota and Nevada.

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

Communities near Lawler ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Eldorado
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <4>
• Carrier Mills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
• Norris City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <4>
• Shawneetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
  • Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <4>
• Uniontown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
• Galatia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
  • Galatia is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <4>
• Ridgway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Equality
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
  • Equality is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <4>
• New Haven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>

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 Lawler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawler.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lawler. 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 Lawler.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawler ...

Looking for more information about Lawler? 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 Lawler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lawler.

Adding Lawler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawler 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 Lawler was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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