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Welcome to Lawton Bluff ...

Lawton Bluff is located in Charleston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lawton Bluff: Lawton Blf. (or less commonly used: Lawton Bluf.)

Lawton Bluff is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lawton Bluff: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Lawton Bluff ...

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

  • Charleston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Goose Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hanahan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hollywood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Isle-of-Palms
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ravenel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Folly Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sullivan's Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawton Bluff ...

Looking for more information about Lawton Bluff? 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 Lawton Bluff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lawton Bluff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Charleston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawton Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Lawton Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Lawton Bluff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.