Welcome to Lawing ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

Lawing is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Lawing lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lawing lies within the (907) area code.

Communities Also Named Lawing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lawing - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Lawing ...

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

• Moose Pass
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Pass
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Pass <2>
• Bear Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
• Cooper Landing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper Landing <2>
• Gleason ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
• Seward
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <2>
• Lowell Point
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Point
• Whittier
  (34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittier <2>
• Hope
  (36 miles [57.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
• Girdwood
  (38 miles [61.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girdwood <2>
• Indian
  (40 miles [64.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian <2>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lawing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawing ...

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

Adding Lawing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawing 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 Lawing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lawing post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/