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Lawsonville North Carolina Map

Explore Lawsonville, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Lawsonville, North Carolina

How to Use This Lawsonville, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lawsonville, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lawsonville.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Lawsonville
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Stokes County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.392915
Longitude	-79.563638
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	27320, 27022
Area Code	336
County Seat	Danbury

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About Lawsonville, North Carolina

Lawsonville is a locality in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Lawsonville is located at 36.3929°N, 79.5636°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 27320, 27022.

Lawsonville unfolds across a landscape of quiet, undulating ridges where the earth takes on a deep, iron-rich hue. It lies 20.8 miles east of Mount Airy, NC (from Mount Airy, NC: bearing 92°T), and is situated 16.0 miles north-northeast of King. Little Snow Creek carves a persistent, silver-threaded path through the soil, its waters mirroring the changing canopy of hardwoods that define the local horizon. The air here holds a distinct stillness, particularly at dusk when the fading light settles into the creases of the fields, turning the woods into silhouettes against a pale, cooling sky. While the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy indigo presence far to the west, the immediate terrain feels intimate and grounded, defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the seasons across the Piedmont.

Economic life in Lawsonville maintains a steady connection to the land, reflecting a heritage built upon the labor of agriculture and the industrious traditions of the regional interior. The proximity of Hanging Rock State Park provides a natural sanctuary for those seeking the rugged terrain of the quartzite peaks, while the nearby Mica Pit serves as a silent reminder of the geological foundations that have long shaped local enterprise. Residents often find their way toward the Cascade Trail for a measured walk through the timber, or toward Kiser Lake to observe the quiet transition of the water as the afternoon wanes. Life in Lawsonville persists with a courteous gravity, a legacy of hard-won independence and a profound, shared understanding of the countryside that anchors the daily rhythm of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Raynay Alpaca Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.0 mi, 122° SE
Cambridge Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 223° SW
Jaycee Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 234° SW
Veterns Memorial (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 234° SW
R. Wayne Bailey - Caswell Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 104° E
Dan River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 287° W
Richmond-Miles History Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 087° E
Buccaneer Stadium (Stadium) — 13.2 mi, 087° E
Haw River State Park (State Park) — 13.8 mi, 228° SW
City of Greensboro Open Space (Local Recreation) — 14.9 mi, 215° SW
Guilford County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 15.0 mi, 187° S
Brockton Pl. (Viewpoint) — 15.0 mi, 033° NE
Family Fun Zone (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 030° NE
Swanson Studio (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 035° NE
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 035° NE
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 166° S
Danville Science Center (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 037° NE
Carrington Pavilion (Stadium) — 16.6 mi, 037° NE
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 223° SW
Stoneville Sign (Public Artwork) — 19.8 mi, 285° W
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 170° S
Shangri-La Stone Village (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 108° E
Lawson Family Murder Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 269° W
Patrick Henry Monument (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 328° NW
Robeson Theatre (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 208° SW
NH Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 24.9 mi, 202° S
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 53.8 mi, 194° S · 52k acres
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 55.7 mi, 199° S · 5,216 acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 70.4 mi, 351° N · 733k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 71.1 mi, 344° N · 110k acres

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