Welcome to Lawrenceville ...
Lawrenceville is located in the Adirondacks.
Lawrenceville is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.
The location of Lawrenceville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawrenceville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.
Lawrenceville is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lawrenceville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lawrenceville is within the (315) area code.
Communities Also Named Lawrenceville ...
While we believe that this Lawrenceville is located in Saint Lawrence County, we know of another 3 New York communities named Lawrenceville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greene, Steuben and Ulster County.
Beyond New York, there are 18 communities that are also named Lawrenceville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lawrenceville.
Communities near Lawrenceville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lawrenceville.
- Cornwall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <4>
- Massena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
- Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <4>
- Potsdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <4>
- Malone
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Malone is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <4>
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Brushton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Brushton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brushton <4>
- Moira
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moira
- Moira is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moira <4>
- Nicholville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholville
- Nicholville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholville <4>
- Hopkinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence 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 Lawrenceville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawrenceville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lawrenceville. 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 Lawrenceville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawrenceville. See our Newspapers Page for Lawrenceville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawrenceville ...
Looking for more information about Lawrenceville? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Lawrenceville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lawrenceville.
Adding Lawrenceville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lawrenceville post office opened in 1829.
We also found Lawrenceville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawrenceville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawrenceville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, 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 Lawrenceville - 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |