Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lawton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lawton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lawton is located in Pierce County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pierce County: Dakota (MN), Goodhue (MN), Washington (MN), Dunn, Pepin & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Lawton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lawton:
- Pierce County (The home county of Lawton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Morton Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- El Paso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Martell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Olivet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Moeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Trimbelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- River Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- River Falls is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Hager City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hager City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Buffalo County
- Maxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Maxville
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Eau Galle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Knapp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Downing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Dunnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Menomonie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Boyceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Meridean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Lund
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Stockholm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Arkansaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Barry Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Durand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Ella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Lakeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Pepin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hammond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Hersey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Roberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Erin Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Burkhardt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Glenwood City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- North Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- New Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dakota County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Hastings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Hastings is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <2>
- Miesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miesville
- Miesville is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miesville <2>
- Nininger
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- Nininger is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Vermillion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
- Vermillion is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
- New Trier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Coates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
- South Saint Paul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Saint Paul
- South Saint Paul is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Saint Paul <2>
- Goodhue County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Red Wing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
- Red Wing is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <2>
- Frontenac
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
- Frontenac is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <2>
- Welch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Welch is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <2>
- Goodhue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
- Goodhue is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <2>
- Bellechester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellechester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Cannon Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
- Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <2>
- Ramsey County (MN)
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
- Reads Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Landing
- Reads Landing is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reads Landing <2>
- Washington County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Lake Saint Croix Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Saint Croix Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
- Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Saint Marys Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
- Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Lakeland Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Afton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
- Lakeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Lakeland is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <2>
- Bayport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Bayport is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayport <2>
- Cottage Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <2>
- Oak Park Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Heights
- Oak Park Heights is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park Heights <2>
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <2>
- Lake Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elmo
- Lake Elmo is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Elmo <2>
- Stillwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <2>
- Saint Paul Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul Park
- Saint Paul Park is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,349 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul Park <2>
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lawton, see our County-by-County Page for Lawton.
Newspapers Published in Lawton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lawton:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Pierce County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pepin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Croix County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dakota County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Goodhue County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ramsey County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wabasha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buffalo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Pierce County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Pierce County
Cemeteries Near Lawton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lawton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- South Rush River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Rush River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Rush River Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
- Martell Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martell Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martell Lutheran Cemetery
- Martell Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martell Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martell Methodist Cemetery
- Thurston Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurston Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurston Hill Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- Zion Covenant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Covenant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Covenant Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery
- Clayfield Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayfield Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277494 <4>
- Old Clayfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Clayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Clayfield Cemetery
- Rush River Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush River Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush River Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Beldenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beldenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beldenville Cemetery
- Gilman Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilman Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilman Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Lawton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lawton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- El Paso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Martell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Beldenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beldenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Olivet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Trimbelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Moeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Esdaile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Ono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (17 more) ...
- Diamond Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bluff
- Diamond Bluff is located in Pierce County
- Hager City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hager City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Diamond Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lawton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7758, Longitude: -92.4157 In this case, the coordinates for Lawton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lawton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |