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Welcome to Lawtons ...

Lawtons is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawtons, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Lawtons is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lawtons: 716 & 624<3>

The ZIP code for Lawtons: 14091<4>

Communities Also Named Lawtons ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lawtons - it's located in Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Lawtons ...

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

  • Hamburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Springville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Blasdell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Gowanda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <5>
  • Silver Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Angola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Collins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cattaraugus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Forestville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawtons ...

Looking for more information about Lawtons? 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 Lawtons, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lawtons.

Adding Lawtons to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawtons 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 (so far) for Lawtons was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawtons.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawtons - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Lawtons area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Lawtons area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lawtons). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lawtons or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.