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Welcome to Lawing ...

So far, we found very little information about Lawing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lawing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lawing, please Contact Us.

Lawing was located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Lawing would have been located within present day Christian County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lawing is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Lawing was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Lawing was located: 417

Communities Also Named Lawing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lawing - it's located in Alaska.

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

Communities near Lawing ...

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

  • Nixa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nixa is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
  • Ozark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ozark is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
  • Battlefield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Battlefield is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
  • Rogersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clever
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <4>
  • Forsyth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sparta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparta is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Merriam Woods
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Highlandville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fremont Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 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 Lawing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawing.

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

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

Adding Lawing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lawing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lawing post office opened in 1898. The Lawing post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawing.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lawing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Christian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/