Welcome to Lawtons ...

Lawtons is located in Erie County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The area code for Lawtons: (716)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Springville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Orchard Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <4>
• Blasdell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blasdell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blasdell
  • Blasdell is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blasdell <4>
• Gowanda
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
  • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
• Silver Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
• Angola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
• North Collins
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
  • North Collins is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <4>
• Cattaraugus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
  • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <4>
• Forestville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <4>

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 for Lawtons was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lawtons on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawtons.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawtons. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/