Welcome to Lawson ...

Lawson is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Lawson is located in Marquette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawson, 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 1911.

Lawson is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Lawson and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Lawson: (906)

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, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, 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.

• Marquette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <4>
• Chatham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Alger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Carlshend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlshend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
  • Carlshend is located in Marquette County
• New Dalton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
  • New Dalton is located in Marquette County
• Rumely
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
  • Rumely is located in Alger County
• Skandia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia
  • Skandia is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skandia <4>
• Eben Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eben Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eben Junction
  • Eben Junction is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eben Junction <4>
• Diffin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
  • Diffin is located in Alger County
• Traunik
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traunik
  • Traunik is located in Alger County
  • Former names for Traunik:
  • Buckeye Landing
  • Buckeye Spur
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traunik <4>
• Deerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerton
  • Deerton is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerton <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 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 on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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 Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/