Welcome to South Lawrence ...

South Lawrence is located in Essex County<1>.

The location of South Lawrence has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

A typical abbreviation for South Lawrence: S. Lawrence

South Lawrence is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named South Lawrence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Lawrence - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near South Lawrence ...

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

• Lowell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Nashua
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <4>
• Haverhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Medford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Peabody
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Arlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
• Billerica
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Lawrence ...

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

Adding South Lawrence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Lawrence 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 South Lawrence was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found South Lawrence mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Lawrence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/