Welcome to Lawrence ...

The village of Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawrence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lawrence has a population of 280 people<3> (see below for details).

Lawrence is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lawrence: (402) & (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lawrence had an population of 280 people. This is a decrease of 7.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lawrence had a population of 304 people (or 6.76% of the total population of Nuckolls County). This makes Lawrence the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Lawrence represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 274th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 304 people, the population of Lawrence decreased 2.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 312 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lawrence.

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), New Jersey, New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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.

• Red Cloud
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cloud
  • Red Cloud is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cloud <6>
• Blue Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <6>
• Clay Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Clay Center is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Center <6>
• Edgar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Edgar is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <6>
• Nelson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Nuckolls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <6>
• Fairfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
• Glenvil
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenvil
  • Glenvil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenvil <6>
• Bladen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
  • Bladen is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladen <6>
• Guide Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
  • Guide Rock is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <6>
• Ayr
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
  • Ayr is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <6>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawrence ...

Looking for more information about Lawrence? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lawrence, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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 for Lawrence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawrence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/