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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
  • Montevallo is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montevallo <6>
• Brent
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Brent is located in Bibb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brent <6>
• Jemison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemison
  • Jemison is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jemison <6>
• Centreville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Bibb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
• Thorsby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsby
  • Thorsby is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorsby <6>
• Maplesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • Maplesville is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplesville <6>
• 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
• Billingsley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley
  • Billingsley is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billingsley <6>
• Oakmulgee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
  • Oakmulgee is located in Perry County

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bibb County: www.co.bibb.ga.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/