THE LAWRENCE COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Highland Rim setting.
Lawrence County has 617.1 square miles of land in Tennessee. The mapped landscape region in Lawrence County is Western Highland Rim.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Finding your parcel within Lawrence County
The atlas lists 8 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Lawrence County, including Lawrenceburg, Loretto, St. Joseph. 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 0.86 square miles of water within Lawrence County, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to Lawrence County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lawrence County has 48.7 times the land area of nearby Lawrenceburg city (12.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Giles County, Lewis County, Maury County, Wayne County within Tennessee. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

