Welcome to Lawrence ...

Lawrence is located in McHenry County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Lawrence: LAW-rens<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawrence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Lawrence is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Lawrence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Lawrence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lawrence ...

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

• McHenry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <5>
• Woodstock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Belvidere
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <5>
• Loves Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <5>
• Roscoe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
• Elkhorn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
• Delavan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
• Lake Geneva
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
  • Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
• South Beloit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
  • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <5>
• Marengo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <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 Lawrence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawrence.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawrence ...

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

Adding Lawrence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawrence 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 Lawrence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lawrence post office opened in 1856.

We also found Lawrence on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawrence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov