Welcome to Lawndale ...

Lawndale is located in Wilkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawndale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Lawndale is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lawndale: 218

Communities Also Named Lawndale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Lawndale - they are located in California (2), Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3) and Texas.

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

Communities near Lawndale ...

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

• Pelican Rapids
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Rapids
  • Pelican Rapids is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican Rapids <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pelican Rapids
  • From Lawndale to Pelican Rapids
• Barnesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Barnesville
  • From Lawndale to Barnesville
• Rothsay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothsay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsay
  • Rothsay is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothsay <3>
• Abercrombie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercrombie
  • Abercrombie is located in Richland County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abercrombie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abercrombie
  • From Lawndale to Abercrombie
• Elizabeth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <3>
• Erhard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erhard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhard
  • Erhard is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erhard <3>
• Wolverton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
  • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wolverton
  • From Lawndale to Wolverton
• Foxhome
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
  • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
• Comstock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Comstock is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
• Kent
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Wilkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kent
  • From Lawndale to Kent

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawndale ...

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

Adding Lawndale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lawndale post office opened in 1892.

We also found Lawndale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawndale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wilkin County: www.co.wilkin.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/