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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lawson Highlands (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lawson Highlands. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lawson Highlands is located in Hall County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hall County: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin & White.

Below are the counties that are near Lawson Highlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lawson Highlands:

  • Hall County     (The home county of Lawson Highlands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Hargrove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hargrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
      • Hargrove is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
    • The Bluffs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
      • The Bluffs is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
    • Whelchel
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whelchel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
      • Whelchel is located in Hall County
    • Land ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
      • Land is located in Hall County
    • Surf Side Club Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf Side Club Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
      • Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
    • Brookton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
      • Brookton is located in Hall County
    • Murrayville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville
      • Murrayville is located in Hall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrayville <2>
    • Gower Springs ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gower Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
      • Gower Springs is located in Hall County
    • White Sands
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
      • White Sands is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
    • Sardis Shores
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
      • Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Price
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Hall County
    • Clermont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gainesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Banks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Maysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Homer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Barrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Auburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Carl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Barrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Winder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Russell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Barrow County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Ophir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Cherokee County
    • Free Home
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
      • Free Home is located in Cherokee County
  • Dawson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Lumpkin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumpkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
    • Dawsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Barrettsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
      • Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
  • Fannin County
    • Margret
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
      • Margret is located in Fannin County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Chestatee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
      • Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
    • Silver City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
    • Cumming
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Rest Haven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
      • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Buford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
      • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <2>
    • Sugar Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Suwanee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee
      • Suwanee is located in Gwinnett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suwanee <2>
    • Dacula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Oak Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
      • Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
    • Robin Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
      • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
  • Habersham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Raoul
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raoul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
      • Raoul is located in Habersham County
    • Alto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Habersham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
    • Baldwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornelia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Demorest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Airy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mauldins ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauldins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
      • Mauldins is located in Habersham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
    • Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Habersham County
    • Clarkesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Turnerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turnerville <2>
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Holly Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Talmo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pendergrass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendergrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
      • Pendergrass is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendergrass <2>
    • Braselton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hoschton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Dry Pond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
      • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
    • Jefferson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Commerce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
      • Arcade is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Nicholson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholson <2>
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Garland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Lumpkin County
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
      • Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
    • Dahlonega
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Big Canoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Marble Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Nelson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Pickens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <2>
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Carnes Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
      • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
    • Toccoa Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccoa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa Falls
      • Toccoa Falls is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa Falls <2>
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Suches
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suches
      • Suches is located in Union County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suches <2>
    • Owltown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
      • Owltown is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.
    • Leo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
      • Leo is located in White County
      • Leo has also been known as:
      • Meldean
    • Cleveland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Yonah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
      • Yonah is located in White County
    • Nacoochee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
      • Nacoochee is located in White County
    • Naguchee ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naguchee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
      • Naguchee is located in White County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
    • Helen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Robertstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
      • Robertstown is located in White County
    • Sautee - Nacoochee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lawson Highlands, see our County-by-County Page for Lawson Highlands.

Newspapers Published in Lawson Highlands ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawson Highlands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawson Highlands, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawson Highlands.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lawson Highlands:

Cemeteries Near Lawson Highlands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawson Highlands.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lawson Highlands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.

  • Corinth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
  • New Bridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bridge Cemetery
  • Dewberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewberry Cemetery
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • South Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Bend Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Gainesville.
    • The Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Air Line Cemetery
    • Airline Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Airline Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32473 <4>
  • Dewberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewberry Cemetery
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
  • Barrett Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barrett Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2345703 <4>
  • New Holland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Holland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (398 more) ...
    • Hulsey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulsey Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Alta Vista Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Lawson Highlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lawson Highlands.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lawson Highlands, with the one closest to Lawson Highlands listed first.

  • Murrayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville
    • Murrayville is located in Hall County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrayville <2>
  • Price
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Price is located in Hall County
  • Gainesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
    • White Sulphur Springs is located in Hall County
  • Halfway ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
  • New Bridge ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
  • Grace ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
  • Absalom ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Absalom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
    • Absalom is located in Hall County
  • Bellton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
    • Bellton is located in Banks County
  • Lula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Garland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Lumpkin County
  • Tesnatee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tesnatee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesnatee
    • Tesnatee is located in White County
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    • Centerside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
      • Centerside is located in White County
    • Landrum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
      • Landrum is located in Dawson County
    • Chestatee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
      • Chestatee is located in Forsyth County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lawson Highlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawson Highlands.

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

The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawson Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawson Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3915, Longitude: -83.8310       In this case, the coordinates for Lawson Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lawson Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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