Welcome to Lawson ...
Lawson is located Lawson is located in Dallas County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897. Lawson is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Lawson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time 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, Michigan, Missouri, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lawson. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lawson. 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. 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. 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 Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Lawson in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Lawson post office opened in 1897.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawson.
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 Dallas County: www.dallascounty.org/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <4> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/