Welcome to Laws ...
Laws is located in Orange County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Laws, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Laws is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Laws lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Laws: 919 & 984<3>
Communities Also Named Laws ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Laws - they are located in California, South Carolina and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laws.
Communities near Laws ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laws.
- Mebane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
- Mebane is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
- Roxboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
- Roxboro is located in Person County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
- Hillsborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Hillsborough is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <4>
- Haw River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
- Haw River is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <4>
- Green Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Yanceyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
- Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yanceyville <4>
- Swepsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swepsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Deer Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Green Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Pines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Green Pines is located in Orange 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 Laws. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laws.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laws. 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 Laws.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laws. See our Newspapers Page for Laws.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laws ...
Looking for more information about Laws? 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 Laws, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laws.
Adding Laws to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Laws 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 Laws was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Laws post office opened in 1881.
We also found Laws in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Laws.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laws. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laws - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Laws area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Laws area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |