Welcome to Lawson ...Lawson is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Lawson is located in Marquette County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Lawson is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Lawson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Lawson, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Lawson: 906 Communities Also Named Lawson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Lawson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lawson. Communities near Lawson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lawson.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lawson. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawson. See our Newspapers Page for Lawson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawson ...Looking for more information about Lawson? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lawson. Adding Lawson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Lawson 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 Lawson was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawson. Footnotes ...
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