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Ghost town in St. Lawrence Township, Minnesota, US This article is about the abandoned village. For the present-day township, see St. Lawrence Township, Scott County, Minnesota.

Lawrence is an abandoned village in section 16 of St. Lawrence Township, Scott County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

History

Lawrence village was originally called St. Lawrence. Both names honor John Lawrence, a pioneer settler. A post office operated under the name St. Lawrence from 1857 until 1879.

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lawrence, Minnesota
^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 181.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Lawrence Post Office (historical)

v t e Municipalities and communities of Scott County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Shakopee
Cities	Belle Plaine Credit River Elko New Market Jordan New Prague‡ Prior Lake Savage Shakopee	Map of Minnesota highlighting Scott County
Townships	Belle Plaine Blakeley Cedar Lake Helena Jackson Louisville New Market Sand Creek Spring Lake St. Lawrence
Unincorporated communities	Blakeley Cedar Lake Helena Lydia Marystown Mudbaden Spring Lake St. Benedict St. Patrick Union Hill
Ghost towns/Neighborhoods	Elko Lawrence Merriam New Market
Indian reservation	Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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44°39′29″N 93°41′05″W / 44.65806°N 93.68472°W / 44.65806; -93.68472

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