Welcome to Lawrenceville ...

Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawrenceville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Lawrenceville is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lawrenceville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Lawrenceville: (812)

Communities Also Named Lawrenceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Lawrenceville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York (4), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lawrenceville ...

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

• Harrison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Batesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Greendale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
  • Greendale is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
• Aurora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Cleves
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
  • Cleves is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleves <4>
• Brookville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Versailles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Milan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Osgood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Osgood is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <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 Lawrenceville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawrenceville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawrenceville ...

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

Adding Lawrenceville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Lawrenceville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawrenceville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dearborn County: www.dearborncounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov