Lawson, Colorado
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Location in Clear Creek County and the State of Colorado
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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.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=CO&county=Clear+Creek | title=Clear Creek County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=14 June 2015}} The community was named for Alexander Lawson, the proprietor of a local inn.{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n132 183]}}{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=38|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=32}}
Geography
Lawson is located at {{coord|39|45|50|N|105|37|25|W|type:city}} (39.76395,-105.623674).
See also
References
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{{Clear Creek County, Colorado}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Clear Creek County, Colorado