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Welcome to Lawn Hill ...

Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawn Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lawn Hill is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lawn Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Lawn Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lawn Hill.

  • Iowa Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Eldora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ackley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • State Center
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Roland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Roland is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
  • Conrad
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hubbard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Alden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Zearing
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Lawn Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawn Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawn Hill ...

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

Adding Lawn Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawn Hill 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 (so far) for Lawn Hill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawn Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawn Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.