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Welcome to Lawtons ...

Lawtons is located in Newport County<1>.

Lawtons is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lawtons: 401

Communities Also Named Lawtons ...

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

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

Websites for Lawtons ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Lawtons ...

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

  • Providence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • New Bedford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fall River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Warwick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Dartmouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • South Kingstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Warwick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
    • West Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
  • North Kingstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
    • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people

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.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Newport, 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.