Alaska Gazetteer
Lawson Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Lawson Creek places it within the AK 99824 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Lawson Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | on NE shore of Douglas I., flows NE to Gastineau Channel, 0.7 mi. NW of Douglas and 1 mi. S of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named for William Lawson, 1843-1932, a skilled carpenter and boatbuilder in Juneau in the 1880s. The name Lawson Creek appears first in the mining records in 1894 (DeArmond, 1957, p. 29). |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.2858314514 |
| Longitude: | -134.408615112 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lawson Creek: Lawson Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Lawson Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Douglas, AK
(< 0.1 mile) West Juneau, AK (1.4 miles NW) Starr Hill, AK (1.4 miles N) Thane, AK (3.4 miles ESE) Vanderbilt Hill, AK (5.1 miles NW) |
Lemon Creek, AK
(6 miles NNW) Mendenhaven, AK (9.3 miles NW) Mendenhall Valley, AK (9.3 miles NW) Auke Bay, AK (11.4 miles NW) Fairhaven, AK (12.5 miles WNW) |
