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Lawson, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Lawson, ColoradoLocation within the state of Colorado Location in Clear Creek County and the State of ColoradoShow map of ColoradoLawson, ColoradoLawson, Colorado (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°45′50″N 105°37′25″W / 39.76389°N 105.62361°W / 39.76389; -105.62361
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County	Clear Creek County
Elevation	8,107 ft (2,471 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	Dumont CO 80436
Area code(s)	Both 303 and 720
GNIS feature ID	0204705

Lawson is a small unincorporated community situated along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Lawson is a part of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont census-designated place.

History

A post office called Lawson was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1966. The community was named for Alexander Lawson, the proprietor of a local inn.

Geography

Lawson is located at 39°45′50″N 105°37′25″W / 39.76389°N 105.62361°W / 39.76389; -105.62361 (39.76395,-105.623674).

See also

• Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
• Front Range Urban Corridor
• List of cities and towns in Colorado

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Clear Creek County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 183.
4. Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 32.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Georgetown
Cities	Central City‡ Idaho Springs
Towns	Georgetown Empire Silver Plume
CDPs	Blue Valley Brook Forest‡ Downieville-Lawson-Dumont Echo Hills Floyd Hill Pine Valley St. Mary's Upper Bear Creek Upper Witter Gulch
Unincorporated communities	Downieville Dumont Lawson
Ghost towns	Alice Bakerville Geneva City Silver Creek Silverdale
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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• Unincorporated communities in Clear Creek County, Colorado
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