Welcome to Lawley ...
Lawley is located in Bibb County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Lawley is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lawley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lawley: 205 & 269<3>
The ZIP code for Lawley: 36793<4>
Communities Also Named Lawley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Lawley: This one is located in Bibb County and the other is located in Shelby County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lawley.
Communities near Lawley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lawley.
- Clanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
- Clanton is located in Chilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <6>
- Montevallo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jemison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thorsby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maplesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilton
- From Lawley to Wilton
- Billingsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakmulgee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Lawley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lawley. 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 Lawley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawley. See our Newspapers Page for Lawley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawley ...
Looking for more information about Lawley? 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 Lawley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lawley.
Adding Lawley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lawley 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 Lawley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Lawley post office opened in 1898.
We also found Lawley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 269 area code. New phone numbers in the Lawley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 269. As a result, placing a call in the Lawley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lawley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lawley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |