Welcome to Lawsonham ...

Lawsonham is located in Clarion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawsonham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

Lawsonham is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Lawsonham ...

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

• Clarion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarion
  • From Lawsonham to Clarion
• Kittanning
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kittanning
  • From Lawsonham to Kittanning
• Ford City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <3>
• West Kittanning
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• Knox
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Knox
  • From Lawsonham to Knox
• Chicora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <3>
• New Bethlehem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Bethlehem
  • From Lawsonham to New Bethlehem
• East Brady
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <3>
• Rimersburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <3>
• Rural Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rural Valley
  • From Lawsonham to Rural Valley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawsonham ...

Looking for more information about Lawsonham? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lawsonham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lawsonham.

Adding Lawsonham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawsonham 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 Lawsonham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lawsonham post office opened in 1856. The Lawsonham post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawsonham.