THE LAWRENCE COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Springfield Plateau setting.
Lawrence County has 611.8 square miles of land in Missouri. The mapped landscape region in Lawrence County is Springfield Plateau.
Wooded uplands over limestone, dolomite and sandstone characterize the Ozarks. Springs, caves and spring-fed streams are widespread regional features within a landscape of uneven plateaus and valleys.
Regional context: Ozark Highlands ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Finding your parcel within Lawrence County
The atlas lists 12 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Lawrence County, including Monett, Aurora, Mount Vernon. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Lawrence County by land and water
The Census records 1.63 square miles of water within Lawrence County, or 0.3% of its total area. That share is close to Lawrence County’s 0.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lawrence County has 147.9 times the land area of nearby Mount Vernon city (4.14 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Barry County, Christian County, Dade County, Greene County, Jasper County, Newton County, Stone County within Missouri. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

