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AIRPORTS of LAWRENCE COUNTY
| Lawrenceburg Municipal Airport | Longest Runway: 4,200
Ft. |
HIGHWAYS of LAWRENCE COUNTY
| U S Highways 43, 64 |
State Highways 6, 15, 20, 96, 227, 240, 241, 242 |
HISTORY of LAWRENCE COUNTY
| Established 1817 Lawrenceburg is county seat Organized 1818 County formed from part of Hickman County |
HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
| Lawrence County Historical Society | P.O. Box 431 (38464) |
PEOPLE of LAWRENCE COUNTY
| Captain James Lawrence | County named for Captain James Lawrence Born 1781 Commanded the ship Chesapeake in War of 1812 While dying from a wound, he shouted "Don't give up the ship" Died 1813 |
CHURCHES of LAWRENCE COUNTY
BAPTIST
| Blue Water Baptist Church | Brace Baptist Church | Calvary Baptist Church | Deerfield Baptist Church |
150 Union Hill Rd
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231 Brace Road
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535 5TH St
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3 Paul Orton
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| Faith Baptist Church | First Baptist Church | First Baptist Church | First Baptist Church of Saint Joseph |
721 North Military
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2100 Springer Rd
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110 North Main
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3698 Highway 43
South
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| Gum Springs Baptist Church | Highland Park Baptist Church | Immanel Baptist Church | Liberty Grove Baptist Church |
932 Wesley Chapel
Rd
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709 1st Ave
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709 East Gaines St
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768 Fairview Rd
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| Macedonia Baptist Church |
Mars Hill Baptist
Church 630 Weakley Creek Road Lawrenceburg TN 38464 |
Meadow View Baptist Church | New Prospect Baptist Church |
105 Macedonia Rd
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630 Weakley Creek
Rd
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312 Kennedy
St
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3911 Pulaski
Highway
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| O K Baptist Church | Park Grove Baptist Church | Trinity Baptist Church | Leoma Baptist Church |
2710 Grandaddy Rd
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866 Ethridge Red
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213 Bicentennial
Ave
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117 Rabbit Trail
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| New Hope Baptist Church | Oak Hill Baptist Church | Ramah Baptist Church Parsonage | Stateline Baptist Church |
46 Jones Chapel
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510 Old Florence
Pulaski
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591 Rabbit Trail
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3855 Chisolm Road
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| William's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church | 2871
Railroad Bed Road (Holly Creek Community) Iron City TN 38463 E-mail address: musical777@hotmail.com |
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| Summertown Baptist Church | 90
Highway 20
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CATHOLIC
| Sacred Heart Catholic Church | 206 Berger St Lawrenceburg TN 38464 |
CHURCH OF CHRIST
| Church of Christ | Church of Christ Downtown | Church of Christ | Deerfield Church of Christ |
247 Pulaski St
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239 North Military
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3775 Highway 43
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4085 Waynesboro
Highway
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| Eastside Church of Christ | Ethridge Church of Christ | Fairview Church of Christ | First Street Church of Christ |
206 Springer Rd
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3805 Highway 43 Ethridge TN 38456 |
3199 Chisholm Road Iron City TN 38463 |
528 1st Ave
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| Leoma Church of Christ | Loretto Church of Christ | Midway Church of Christ | New Prospect Church of Christ |
2600 Highway 43
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92 Midway Rd
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247 Welsey Chapel
Rd
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| Pulaski Street Church of Christ | Salem Church of Christ | Springer Road Church of Christ | Summertown Church of Christ |
| 247 Pulaski St Lawrenceburg TN 38464 |
505 West Point Rd
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1003 Springer Road
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303 Church Street
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| West Gaines St Church of Christ | 410 West Gaines St Lawrenceburg TN 38464 |
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CHURCH OF GOD
| Busby Church of God | Calvary Hill Church of God | Lindsey Grove Church of God | Mountain Assembly Church of God |
1006 North
Military St
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1090 Pulaski
Highway
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83 Shoally Branch Rd Leoma TN 38468 |
825 9th St
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| Church of Jesus Christ of LDS | 201 Springer Rd
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CONGREGATIONAL
| Freedom Congregation Church | 120 Smith Circle Loretto TN 38469 |
METHODIST
| Ethridge Methodist Church | First United Methodist Church | Fall River Methodist Church | Grace Church of the Nazarene |
49 Main St
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212 Waterloo St Lawrenceburg TN 38464 |
176 Clear Creek Leoma TN 38468 |
904 3rd Ave
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| Vaughn Memorial Church of the Nazarene | 302
North Locust Ave
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NON-DENOMINATIONAL
| Cathedral of Faith | 335 3rd St Lawrenceburg TN 38464 |
| Emmanuel House of Praise | 1411 Buffalo Rd Lawrenceburg TN 38464 |
| Freedom Hill Church | 4300 Highway 43 North Ethridge TN 38456 |
PRESYBETERIAN
| Cumberland Presbyterian Church | 228 South Military
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| First Presbyterian Church | 252 Admiral Circle
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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
| Seventh-Day Adventist Church | 1890 Buffalo Rd
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VARIOUS
| Christ Fellowship Church | 119 4th St Lawrenceburg TN 38464 |
POST OFFICES of LAWRENCE COUNTY
| Appleton | Opened: January 16, 1858 | Closed: August 16, 1860 |
| Opened: October 30, 1860 | Closed: July 18, 1860 |
| Opened: December 11, 1866 | Closed: September 1, 1949 |
| Barnville | Opened: March 3, 1891 | Closed: October 15, 1908 |
| Beshville | Opened: June 19, 1876 | Closed: July 23, 1877 |
| Blacks | Opened: October 24, 1870 | Closed: January 27, 1874 |
| Blake's Mill | Opened: March 13, 1874 | Closed: September 21, 1981 |
| Blanche | Opened: July 17, 1858 | Closed: May 3, 1859 |
| Brace | Opened: May 28, 1889 | Closed: September 15, 1933 |
| Lawrence Ore Bank | Opened: June 5, 1888 | Closed: September 6, 1888 |
| Lawrenceburgh | Opened: May 23, 1821 | Closed: May 1, 1893 |
| Lawrenceburg | Opened: May 1, 1893 | Closed: Operating |
| Leoma | Opened: May 13, 1911 | Closed: Operating |
| Lindauer | Opened: June 22, 1899 | Closed: February 28, 1905 |
| Opened: February 27, 1911 | Closed: January 31, 1923 |
| Lodi | Opened: February 1, 1899 | Closed: February 28, 1905 |
| Loretto | Opened: October 10, 1873 | Closed: Operating |
| Marcella | Opened: September 8, 1895 | Closed: January 15, 1896 |
| Opened: May 5, 1896 | Closed: October 31, 1903 |
| Marcella Falls | Opened: October 9, 1867 | Closed: September 8, 1895 |
| Mint Springs | Opened: August 7, 1892 | Closed: November 30, 1899 |
| Mockeson | Opened: August 19, 1861 | Closed: September 15, 1906 |
| Murphy's | Opened: November 14, 1831 | Closed: August 27, 1838 |
| McLean's Rest | Opened: July 6, 1855 | Closed: July 6, 1855 |
| North Bend | Opened: July 17, 1849 | Closed: December 13, 1850 |
| Opened: February 5, 1851 | Closed: September 5, 1851 |
| Ovilla | Opened: April 3, 1894 | Closed: March 1, 1895 |
| Opened: March 28, 1896 | Closed: May 31, 1910 |
| Palo Alto | Opened: December 18, 1849 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Opened: October 26, 1866 | Closed: July 17, 1872 |
| Opened: June 19, 1874 | Closed: September 27, 1875 |
| Paul | Opened: December 23, 1891 | Closed: December 31, 1903 |
| Peach | Opened: March 9, 1892 | Closed: March 14, 1906 |
| Pinkney | Opened: September 6, 1888 | Closed: June 30, 1919 |
| Pleasant Point | Opened: July 27, 1874 | Closed: December 31, 1930 |
| Quercus | Opened: July 28, 1902 | Closed: August 31, 1900 |
| Rockquerry | Opened: December 4, 1901 | Closed: July 31, 1903 |
| Rossboro | Opened: March 19, 1902 | Closed: January 14, 1903 |
| Saint Joseph | Opened: February 12, 1875 | Closed: Operating |
| Schade | Opened: October 9, 1890 | Closed: May 14, 1904 |
| Scotia | Opened: February 14, 1845 | Closed: September 30, 1904 |
| Seven | Opened: December 7, 1883 | Closed: December 31, 1903 |
| Sevenup | Opened: October 23, 1882 | Closed: December 7, 1883 |
| Shard | Opened: November 9, 1889 | Closed: June 20, 1899 |
| Shoal | Opened: February 27, 1895 | Closed: March 7, 1896 |
| Shoal Creek | Opened: June 23, 1818 | Closed: May 23, 1821 |
| Sisson's Store | Opened: March 11, 1837 | Closed: February 3, 1842 |
| Strathmore | Opened: December 28, 1880 | Closed: June 15, 1900 |
| Opened: February 11, 1902 | Closed: December 31, 1910 |
| Sugar Creek | Opened: July 20, 1838 | Closed: January 16, 1858 |
| Summertown | Opened: August 17, 1877 | Closed: March 31, 1951 |
| Opened: April 1, 1951 | Closed: Operating |
| Sunny Slope | Opened: May 29, 1871 | Closed: May 27, 1880 |
| Taits Cross Roads | Opened: July 16, 1842 | Closed: November 25, 1842 |
| Vater | Opened: May 22, 1900 | Closed: October 31, 1903 |
| Venus | Opened: August 28, 1882 | Closed: May 31, 1906 |
| Wayland Springs | Opened: October 30, 1850 | Closed: February 20,, 1867 |
| Opened: February 9, 1869 | Closed: September 30, 1924 |
| West Point | Opened: February 3, 1842 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Opened: September 10, 1867 | Closed: September 13, 1872 |
| Opened: October 24, 1872 | Closed: |
| Westpoint | Opened: March 18, 1895 | Closed: Operating |
| Williams Store | Opened: July 25, 1867 | Closed: October 9, 1867 |
| Wills | Opened: July 8, 1891 | Closed: September 14, 1905 |
HOSPITAL of LAWRENCE COUNTY
| Crockett Hospital | U S Hwy 43 S Lawrenceburg Click here to visit |
PARKS of LAWRENCE COUNTY
| David Crockett State Park | 400 W Gaines, Box 398 Lawrenceburg Located on Hwy 64, west of Lawrenceburg 1,100 acre park Contains 35 acre lake Named after famous pioneer, David Crocket Moved his family to head of Shoal Creek, 1817 Elected to state legislature 1821 Built water powered grist mill, distillery, and powder mill on creek |
| ACCOMMODATIONS Meeting Rooms (420 persons) Restaurant RV Parking (107 sites) Hook-ups Electric Water Dump Station Laundry Restrooms Showers Tent Camping |
INDOOR ACTIVITIES
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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Archery Bicycling Protected Roads Trails Hiking Picnic Area Planned Activities Playground Lighted Tennis Courts Volleyball Walk/Jog Trail |
WATER ACTIVITIES
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| Dr M H
Weathers Memorial Park Loretto |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Walking Trail Gazebo Picnic Area Playground |
| Fairside Park Lawrenceburg |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Children's Kingdom Playground Walk/Jog Trail Picnic Area Bicycling Basketball |
WATER ACTIVITIES Swimming-Outdoor Pool |
STATISTICS for LAWRENCE COUNTY
| SIZE of LAWRENCE COUNTY |
| Square Miles | 617 |
| Miles of City Streets | 104.73 |
| Miles of County Road | 968.43 |
| POPULATION of Lawrence County |
| 2000 | 40,704 |
ETHRIDGE, Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS of ETHRIDGE
| The Amish
Community Items for sale beside road or on porch Homemade bread, pickle relish, garden vegetables, and hand-woven baskets Quilts, furniture and sorghum molasses Free |
| Amish Country
Galleries 3931 Hwy 43N Five shops Amish quilts, woodwork, and rockers Over 100 different kinds and colors of baskets Art gallery featuring local artists and much more Free |
HISTORY of ETHRIDGE
| Was known as Hudson's Spring or the
Kerpleinker Place Incorporated in 1973 |
PEOPLE of ETHRIDGE
| Ephraim Tucker | Ephraim Tucker influence with the railroad, changed the city name to Ethridge |
STATISTICS for ETHRIDGE
| POPULATION of ETHRIDGE |
| 1980 | 548 |
| 1990 | 565 |
| LOCATION CODES for ETHRIDGE |
| Zip | 38456 |
IRON CITY, Tennessee
HISTORY of IRON CITY
| Incorporated in 1962 |
STATISTICS for IRON CITY
| LOCATION CODES for IRON CITY |
| Zip | 38463 |
LAWRENCEBURG, Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS of LAWRENCEBURG
| Lawrenceburg
Public Square Bronze life size statue of Colonel David Crockett stands in public square |
| Dave Crockett
Museum On site where Crockett lived |
| Old Jail
Museum located one block west of public square |
| Lawrenceburg
City Administration Building Site of Tennessee Valley Jamboree country, bluegrass, and gospel variety show |
| Mexican War Monument | Has a four square base
supporting a shaft running skyward Erected in 1849 One of only two monuments in the United States erected to honor soldiers of the Mexican-American War |
| St. Joseph
Catholic Church Only Catholic Church in Tennessee consecrated according to the ancient Church rites dating back to the time of the Apostles Approximately 130 years old |
GOLF in LAWRENCEBURG
| Lawrenceburg Golf & Country Club | 1901 W Gaines St Lawrenceburg |
HISTORY of LAWRENCEBURG
| Established in 1817 Incorporated in 1825 Contains America's largest bicycle factory |
PEOPLE of LAWRENCEBURG
| Captain James Lawrence | Both county and town are named after Captain James Lawrence |
STATISTICS of LAWRENCEBURG
| POPULATION of LAWRENCEBURG |
| 1960 | 8,042 |
| 1970 | 8,889 |
| 1980 | 10,184 |
| 1990 | 10,412 |
| 2000 | 10,801 |
| LOCATION CODES for LAWRENCEBURG |
| Zip | 38464 |
VISITOR CENTER of LAWRENCEBURG
| Lawrenceburg Chamber of Commerce | P.O. Box 86 Lawrenceburg TN 38464 |
LORETTO, Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS of LORETTO
| Loretto
Milling Company Grist mills making flour and meal |
| Ralph J.
Passarella Telephone Museum Contains items relating to telephone industry |
| Loretto Sacred
Heart Church Gothic brick structure On National Historic Register |
GOLF in LORETTO
| Clax Branch Golf Community | 150 Club House
Drive Loretto, TN |
LIBRARY of LORETTO
| Loretto Library | 102 S Main St Loretto |
HISTORY of LORETTO
| Established in 1872 Named from the Church's Holy House of Loretto, "Our Lady's most sacred and important shrine" Incorporated in 1950 |
STATISTICS for LORETTO
| POPULATION of LORETTO |
| 1960 | 929 |
| 1970 | 1,375 |
| 1980 | 1,612 |
| 1990 | 1,515 |
| LOCATION CODES for LORETTO |
| Zip | 38469 |
St JOSEPH, Tennessee
HISTORY of St JOSEPH
| Incorporated in 1919 |
STATISTICS for St JOSEPH
| POPULATION of St JOSEPH |
| 1960 | 547 |
| 1970 | 637 |
| 1980 | 897 |
| 1990 | 789 |
| LOCATION CODES for St JOSEPH |
| Zip | 38481 |
SUMMERTOWN, Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS in SUMMERTOWN
| Thunderhill Raceway | 75 N Old Military Rd Summertown |
GOLF in SUMMERTOWN
| Dixie Oaks Golf Club | 76 Pleasant Garden Rd Summertown |
STATISTICS for SUMMERTOWN
| LOCATION CODES for SUMMERTOWN |
| Zip | 38483 |
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