Welcome to Lawson ...

Lawson is located in Isle of Wight County<1>.

The location of Lawson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Lawson is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lawson is within the boundaries of the (757) area code.

Communities Also Named Lawson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Lawson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lawson ...

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

• Newport News
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
• Hampton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Suffolk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
  • Suffolk is located in Suffolk City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <4>
• Williamsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Poquoson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
• Windsor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Wakefield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Ivor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
  • Ivor is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <4>
• Dendron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
  • Dendron is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <4>
• Surry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Surry is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawson ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Isle of Wight County: www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/