Lawton, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Lawton, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pierce
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1093
Coordinates:44.7758°N -92.4158°W
Area Code:715 & 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1577692

Lawton is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Ellsworth and Martell, Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. Lawton is located at the junction of U.S. Route 63 and County Highway N 4.5miles northeast of the city of Ellsworth.[1] The community is most likely named for Lawton Peterson, who ran the store in which the first post office was located when it opened in 1894.[2]

Notes and References

  1. . Pierce County . 2011 . September 24, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614045549/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/pierce.pdf . June 14, 2011 . dead .
  2. Book: Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. 2016. 978-0-299-30964-0. Madison, WI. 151–52.