Welcome to Lawton ...

Lawton is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

When the people of Lawton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lawtonian<2>

Lawton is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lawton: (620)

Communities Also Named Lawton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Lawton - they are located in Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lawton.

Communities near Lawton ...

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

• Joplin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
• Pittsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Carthage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Webb City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <4>
• Carl Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <4>
• Baxter Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
  • Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <4>
• Frontenac
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
  • Frontenac is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <4>
• Columbus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Galena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Oronogo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
  • Oronogo is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawton ...

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

Adding Lawton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawton 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 Lawton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lawton post office opened in 1800.

We also found Lawton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/