Welcome to Lawrenceville ...
Lawrenceville is located in Henry County<1>.
The location of Lawrenceville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawrenceville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
Lawrenceville is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lawrenceville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Lawrenceville (for example, toward Fort Gaines (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The area code for Lawrenceville: (334)
Communities Also Named Lawrenceville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Lawrenceville - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York (4), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lawrenceville.
Communities near Lawrenceville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lawrenceville.
- Eufaula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
- Eufaula is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <4>
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
- Abbeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
- Abbeville is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
- Fort Gaines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
- Fort Gaines is located in Clay County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Gaines <4>
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bakerhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Haleburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Blue Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Graball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
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 Lawrenceville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawrenceville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lawrenceville. 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 Lawrenceville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawrenceville. See our Newspapers Page for Lawrenceville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawrenceville ...
Looking for more information about Lawrenceville? 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 Lawrenceville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lawrenceville.
Adding Lawrenceville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lawrenceville post office opened in 1849.
We also found Lawrenceville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawrenceville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawrenceville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawrenceville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |