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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lawton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lawton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lawton, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lawton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lawton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Lawton is historic, it would have been located within present day Muskingum County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Lawton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lawton:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Lawton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- McDonald
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Philo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Rix Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Blue Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Norwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- South Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Cannelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Hartleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Conesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Coshocton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Lafayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Canal Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Fairfield County
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Claysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluebell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Abledell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Pleasant City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Byesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Murray City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Gratiot
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hanover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Ben
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Reform
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Harbor Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Durant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Deavertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Malta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McConnelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Reinersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Neelysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Hackney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Westland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Stockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Hoskinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Mount Ephraim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Ashton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dungannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- South Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Crooked Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Mount Perry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Rehoboth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- New Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chalfants
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Congo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Postboy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Luke Chute
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Beverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lawton, see our County-by-County Page for Lawton.
Cemeteries Near Lawton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lawton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lawton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duncan Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chandlersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Philo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Methodist Cemetery
- The Fairview Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996013 <3>
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller - Spangler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stone Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (594 more) ...
- Blue Rock Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McNaughton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Lawton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lawton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Pierce ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pierce is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Duncan Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Philo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Chandlersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carlwick ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carlwick is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlwick
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Sealover ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sealover is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealover
- Freeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freeland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Bridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Brush Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sonora is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Merriam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Merriam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Blue Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lawton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawton.
Newspapers Published in Lawton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawton, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lawton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lawton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lawton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |