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Welcome to Lawson Highlands ...

Lawson Highlands is located in Hall County<1>.

Lawson Highlands is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lawson Highlands lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lawson Highlands: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Lawson Highlands ...

Junior League:   www.gainesvillehalljuniorleague.org/

Communities near Lawson Highlands ...

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

  • Gainesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gainesville Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
  • Willow ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
  • Braselton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Gaines Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
  • Flowery Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dahlonega
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornelia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Lawson Highlands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawson Highlands.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lawson Highlands. 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 Lawson Highlands.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawson Highlands ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Hall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawson Highlands - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Lawson Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Lawson Highlands area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.