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Welcome to Lawton ...

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.

Lawton would have been located within present day Muskingum County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

When the people of Lawton referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Lawtonian<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lawton is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Lawton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Lawton was located: 740 & 220<5>

Communities Also Named Lawton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Lawton - they are located in Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lawton ...

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

  • Zanesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crooksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Byesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • New Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • Roseville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • McConnelsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dresden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Malta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Adding Lawton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lawton was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawton.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Lawton refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Lawton may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Lawton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Lawton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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