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Welcome to Lawn ...

Lawn is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Lawn is 2,620 feet [799 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lawn is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Lawn: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Lawn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Lawn - they are located in Kansas, Nebraska (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Lawn ...

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

  • Lewisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ronceverte
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rainelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Alderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rupert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Quinwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Thurmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
    • Spring Dale is located in Fayette County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawn ...

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

Adding Lawn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawn 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 for Lawn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Lawn post office opened in 1885.

We also found Lawn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawn.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawn - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Lawn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Lawn 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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