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Welcome to Lawrence ...

Lawrence is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawrence, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

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

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

Communities Also Named Lawrence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Lawrence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Lawrence ...

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

  • Wautoma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Adams
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Adams is located in Adams County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Montello
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Montello is located in Marquette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
  • Friendship
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship is located in Adams County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oxford is located in Marquette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Endeavor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Coloma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coloma is located in Waushara County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Neshkoro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Hancock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hancock is located in Waushara County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
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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 Lawrence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawrence.

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

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

Adding Lawrence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawrence 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 Lawrence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Lawrence post office opened in 1868. The Lawrence post office closed in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawrence.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marquette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawrence - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/