Welcome to Lawrence ...

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

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

Lawrence would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.

The location of Lawrence has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawrence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lawrence is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Lawrence would have been located in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Lawrence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Lawrence: This one is located in Monroe County and the other is located in Newton County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 35 communities that are also named Lawrence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lawrence ...

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

• Amory
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amory
  • Amory is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amory <5>
• Aberdeen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Verona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Verona is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <5>
• Okolona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
  • Okolona is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okolona <5>
• Nettleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
  • Nettleton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <5>
• Shannon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
  • Shannon is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shannon <5>
• Plantersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <5>
• Smithville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
• Hatley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
  • Hatley is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
• Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
  • Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County

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

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

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

Adding Lawrence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawrence 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 for Lawrence was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Lawrence in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawrence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountyms.org

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/