RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Orange County >> LawsIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
North Carolina


The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina







Welcome to Laws ...

Laws is located in Orange County<1>.


The location of Laws has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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.<3>.

Time Zone: Laws lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Laws: (919) & (984)<4>

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 <5>
  • 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 <5>
  • Roxboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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 <5>
  • Hillsborough
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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.<2> 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 <5>
  • 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.<2> 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)
  • Swepsonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swepsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
    • Deer Run is located in Orange County
  • Green Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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.<6>

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.

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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laws - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (984) is an overlay for area code (919).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 10 Mar 2024