When was Lawrence County founded?

Lawrence County was founded in 1817, formed from Hickman County and Maury County, and named after James Lawrence.

What is the county seat of Lawrence County?

The county seat of Lawrence County is Lawrenceburg.

Is there an online parcel map for Lawrence County?

Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 25,886 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Lawrence County's boundary or name changed?

Lawrence County was created in 1817 from Hickman County and Maury County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 25 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Wayne County, Lewis County and Giles County.

Who issues septic and well permits in Lawrence County?

The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Lawrence County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 47099

Lawrence CountyTennessee

Lawrence County is a county in Tennessee with its seat in Lawrenceburg. The county was established on October 21, 1817, from Hickman and Maury counties.

Founded1817
County seatLawrenceburg
Named forJames Lawrence
Land area617 sq mi + 0.9 sq mi water
Population44,159 2020 Census
Parcels mapped25,886 checked 15 October 2026

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Updated 19 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1817 from Hickman County and Maury County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Lawrence County was created on October 21, 1817, from Hickman and Maury counties and was named after James Lawrence. The county experienced multiple boundary changes over the next five decades, gaining and losing land to neighboring counties including Hickman, Lewis, Wayne, and Giles to accommodate local residents.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

1817
Lawrence County created Lawrence created from Hickman and all of Non-County Area 7 attached to Maury.
from Hickman from Maury
21 October 1817 · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 42/p. 48
1821
Lost territory Lawrence lost to Hickman.
to Hickman
8 November 1821 · Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 150, sec. 1/p. 146
1822
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Hickman.
from Hickman
17 August 1822 · Tenn. Acts 1822, 14th assy., 2d sess., ch. 96/p. 83
1843
Lost territory Lawrence lost to creation of Lewis.
to Lewis
21 December 1843 · Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1-4/pp. 41-42; Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., no. 17/p. 730
1854
Lost territory Lawrence lost to Lewis.
to Lewis
2 March 1854 · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 89, secs. 1-3, 8, 10, 14/pp. 158-163

Show all 28 changes (23 more, mostly small adjustments)

1817
Lawrence County created Lawrence created from Hickman and all of Non-County Area 7 attached to Maury.
from Hickman from Maury
21 October 1817 · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 42/p. 48
1819
Boundary clarified Boundary between Lawrence and Hickman redefined (no change).
with Hickmanno change
26 November 1819 · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 149/p. 176
1821
Lost territory Lawrence lost to Hickman.
to Hickman
8 November 1821 · Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 150, sec. 1/p. 146
1822
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Hickman.
from Hickman
17 August 1822 · Tenn. Acts 1822, 14th assy., 2d sess., ch. 96/p. 83
1843
Lost territory Lawrence lost to creation of Lewis.
to Lewis
21 December 1843 · Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1-4/pp. 41-42; Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., no. 17/p. 730
1848
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Wayne to accommodate local resident.
from Wayne
19 January 1848 · Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 80, sec. 6/p. 128
1852
Lost territory Lawrence lost small area to Wayne.
to Wayne
20 January 1852 · Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 55/p. 57
1854
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Giles to accommodate local resident.
from Giles
31 January 1854 · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 130/p. 204
1854
Lost territory Lawrence lost to Lewis.
to Lewis
2 March 1854 · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 89, secs. 1-3, 8, 10, 14/pp. 158-163
1858
Lost territory Lawrence lost to Lewis.
to Lewis
17 March 1858 · Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 136, sec. 4/p. 344
1860
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Wayne to accommodate local resident.
from Wayne
19 March 1860 · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp. 438-440
1866
Lost territory Lawrence lost to Wayne to accommodate local residents.
to Wayne
26 April 1866 · Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., priv., ch. 76/p. 224
1867
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Wayne to accommodate local residents.
from Wayne
3 December 1867 · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp. 9-11
1869
Gained territory Lawrence gained part of Lewis; Lewis eliminated (later repealed).
from Lewis
19 February 1869 · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 31/p. 38
1869
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Giles to accommodate local residents
from Giles
25 February 1869 · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp. 53-54, 56; McBride, 8; act repeated in ch. 43, sec. 4, on 27 Feb. 1869
1869
Lost territory Lawrence lost to the re-creation of Lewis.
to Lewis
7 December 1869 · Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4, 11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9
1871
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Giles to accommodate local resident.
from Giles
28 January 1871 · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp. 20-22
1877
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Wayne to accommodate local resident.
from Wayne
22 March 1877 · Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 62/p. 76
1877
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Giles to accommodate local residents; Lawrence gained from Wayne.
from Giles from Wayne
26 March 1877 · Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 155/p. 180; ch. 157/p. 182
1879
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Giles to accommodate local resident.
from Giles
25 March 1879 · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp. 174-177
1885
Lost territory Lawrence lost to Lewis to accommodate local resident.
to Lewis
9 April 1885 · Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 127/p. 240
1887
Lost territory Lawrence lost to Wayne to accommodate local residents.
to Wayne
28 March 1887 · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 204/p. 334
1889
Lost territory Lawrence lost to Lewis to accommodate local residents.
to Lewis
6 April 1889 · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 217/p. 436
1901
Lost territory Lawrence lost to Giles to accommodate local resident.
to Gilesto Lawrence-Giles
3 April 1901 · Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 257/p. 556
1903
Lost territory Lawrence lost to Maury to accommodate local resident (later repealed).
to Maury
7 April 1903 · Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 320/p. 953
1907
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Maury to accommodate local resident (later repealed).
from Maury
15 April 1907 · Tenn. Acts 1907, 55th assy., ch. 484/p. 1639
1917
Boundary clarified Boundary between Lawrence and Lewis clarified (no change).
with Lewisno change
7 April 1917 · Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 763/p. 2379
1929
Gained territory Lawrence gained from Wayne to accommodate local resident.
from Waynefrom Lawrence-Wayne
21 February 1929 · Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 262/p. 653

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Lawrence

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Good enough

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 25,886 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 9 April 2026 · checked 15 October 2026
Address points Official

One point per address, 25,662 in all from TECB and local 911 districts via TNMap (tnmap_oir).
edited 6 October 2026 · checked 14 October 2026
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Lawrence by the Census

Population

44,159 2020 Census count

Housing units

18,658 2020 Census count

Land area

617 square miles

Water area

0.9 square miles

People per sq mi

72 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Assessor and property records 931-766-4179from lawrencecountytn.gov · checked 13 October 2026

Permits

Health department: septic and well 931-762-9406from lawrencecountytn.gov · checked 13 October 2026

County government

County government
The official website of Lawrence County.
lawrencecountytn.gov

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Questions

Common questions about Lawrence County

When was Lawrence County founded?: Lawrence County was founded in 1817, formed from Hickman County and Maury County, and named after James Lawrence.
What is the county seat of Lawrence County?: The county seat of Lawrence County is Lawrenceburg.
Is there an online parcel map for Lawrence County?: Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 25,886 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Lawrence County's boundary or name changed?: Lawrence County was created in 1817 from Hickman County and Maury County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 25 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Wayne County, Lewis County and Giles County.
Who issues septic and well permits in Lawrence County?: The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Lawrence County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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