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Welcome to Lawhon ...

Lawhon is located in Bienville Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawhon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Lawhon is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lawhon: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Lawhon ...

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

  • Minden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Haughton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ringgold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sibley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gibsland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Doyline
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Martin is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Hall Summit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dixie Inn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Dubberly
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Lawhon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawhon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawhon ...

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

Adding Lawhon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawhon 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 Lawhon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lawhon post office opened in 1901. The Lawhon post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawhon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Bienville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawhon - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Lawhon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Lawhon 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/