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Lawrenceville, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°37′03″N 80°32′37″W / 40.61750°N 80.54361°W / 40.61750; -80.54361
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Hancock
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	26034
GNIS feature ID	1554924

Lawrenceville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. It is directly adjacent to the city of Chester, and has been closely connected to it throughout its history. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.

History

The history of Lawrenceville goes back to 1714, when a trading post was established in the area. The town was created by an act of the Virginia legislature in 1814. It once had its own elementary school, but students today commute to Chester.

Geography

Lawrenceville is located on the East Liverpool South U.S. Geological Survey Map, and lies at an elevation of 978 feet (289 m). The GNIS ID codes for Lawrenceville is 1554924.

Notable landmark

• Little Blue Run Lake

References

• http://lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=2966

1. "US > West Virginia > Hancock County > Lawrenceville Lawrenceville (in Hancock County, WV) Populated Place Profile". WVHome Town Locator. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lawrenceville, West Virginia
3. "Lawrenceville, West Virginia". Roadside Thoughts. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
4. "Grok Image: Lake or Waste Pond? You Decide. — the Green Grok". Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

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County seat: New Cumberland
Cities	Chester New Cumberland Weirton‡
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Unincorporated communities	Arroyo Congo Fairhaven Hollidays Cove Kings Creek Lawrenceville Lennyville Marland Heights Moscow New Manchester Pleasant Valley Sun Valley Turkeyfoot Weircrest Weirton Heights Zalia
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