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History · Lawrence Township

Lawrence Township’s post office opened in 1833, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Hune Covered Bridge and the William Hune Farm. Below: maps from 1904 on.

1833first post office
2on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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How Lawrence Township began

When was Lawrence Township founded?

1833

The Lawrence Township post office opened in 1833, the earliest record of the town by name. Ten smaller post offices, Lawrence (1833), Mossrun (1857) and Cow Run (1869), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 824193 years
Founding year: the first Lawrence Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lawrence Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages11 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Lawrence Township, and 9 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lawrence Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19045 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 2002. Watch Lawrence Township change.Deep rootsA post office since 1833: 193 years of Lawrence Township.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

11 other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Lawrence
1833–1912
Mossrun
1857–1917
Cow Run
1869–1916
Steelrun
1878–1918
Heslop
1880–1923
Gracey
1882–1916
Dye
1883–1902
Fay
1887–1936
Sitka
1890–1916
Schley
1899–1946
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Cow RunDartFayGraceyHeslopMoss RunSchleySitkaSteel Run
Gone or out of use
Lawrence High Schoolschool
12cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lawrence Township
ChambersChapelDyeLawrence BaptistLudwigMoss RunMount PisgahMount ZionOld DutchPine RidgePleasant HillRake

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lawrence Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Lawrence Township on the map, 1904 to 2002

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lawrence Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lawrence Township on the 1904 USGS mapLawrence Township on the 1927 USGS mapLawrence Township on the 1976 USGS mapLawrence Township on the 1994 USGS mapLawrence Township on the 2002 USGS map1904Marietta sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lawrence Township.

The story so far

Lawrence Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lawrence Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lawrence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 824 people in the township.

Its first post office opened in 1833. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 901 to 824 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Lawrence Township, 1833 to 1917

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1833Post officeThe Lawrence post office opens
  3. 1857Post officeThe Mossrun post office opens
  4. 1869Post officeThe Cow Run post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1904On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1912Post officeThe Lawrence post office closes
  8. 1916Post officeThe Cow Run post office closes
  9. 1917Post officeThe Mossrun post office closes
By decade

Lawrence Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Map of Washington County Ohio Highlighting Lawrence Township2015Map of Washington County Ohio Highlighting Lawrence T…MapWilliam Hune Farmhouse2014William Hune FarmhouseLawrence Township Mail Pouch barn2014Lawrence Township Mail Pouch barn
On the National Register

2 historic places in Lawrence Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1976
Hune Covered Bridge
Hune Covered BridgeWilliam Hune Farm
BuildingsStructures

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Italianate1
Hune Covered BridgeStructure
William Hune FarmGreek Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lawrence Township

Nobody well known was born in Lawrence Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Don Carlos BuellAmerican Union Army General · b. 1818
Cleveland Monroe BaileyAmerican politician · b. 1886
D
Dan HughesAmerican basketball coach · b. 1955
Lee FohlAmerican baseball manager · b. 1876
B
Billy ReynoldsAmerican football player · b. 1931
F
Frank BarronAmerican baseball player · b. 1890
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Newport Township2 historic placesA−Liberty TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIndependence Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFearing TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMarietta TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about Lawrence Township’s history

What year was Lawrence Township founded?

The Lawrence Township post office opened in 1833, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Lawrence Township?

Two places: the Hune Covered Bridge (listed 1976) and the William Hune Farm (1991).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the National Register of Historic Places (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.