Welcome to Oak Lawn ...

So far, we found very little information about Oak Lawn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Oak Lawn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Lawn, please Contact Us.

Oak Lawn would have been located within present day Cabarrus County<2>.

The location of Oak Lawn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Lawn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Oak Lawn is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Oak Lawn was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Oak Lawn once stood is in the (704) & (980)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Oak Lawn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Oak Lawn: This one is located in Cabarrus County and the other is located in Lenoir County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 5 communities that are also named Oak Lawn - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois and Virginia.

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

Communities near Oak Lawn ...

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

• Charlotte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <6>
• Concord
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
• Huntersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
• Kannapolis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
  • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <6>
• Mooresville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <6>
• Cornelius
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
• Harrisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• Mount Holly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <6>
• Davidson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <6>
• China Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • China Grove is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Grove <6>

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

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

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

Adding Oak Lawn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oak Lawn in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oak Lawn was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Lawn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cabarrus County: www.co.cabarrus.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/