Welcome to Lawrence ...Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawrence, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Lawrence is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Lawrence lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Lawrence: 252 Communities Also Named Lawrence ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (4), 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.
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. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawrence ...Looking for more information about 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 Lawrence, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lawrence. Adding Lawrence to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of 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 Lawrence was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Lawrence on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawrence. Footnotes ...
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