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Welcome to Law ...

Law is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Law, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Law is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Law lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Law: 731

Communities Also Named Law ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Law - they are located in Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Law ...

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

  • Jackson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lavinia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ledbetter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
  • Atkins ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Atkins is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
  • Union Cross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
  • Lawrence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
  • Humboldt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Milan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Medina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Law ...

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

Adding Law to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Law post office opened in 1883. The Law post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Law.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Law - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/