Lawrence County is the name of eleven counties in the United States. All but the one in South Dakota were named for the U.S. naval hero of the War of 1812, Captain James Lawrence, with the one in Pennsylvania doing this indirectly as it's named after the ship named in his honor, the USS Lawrence.
Lawrence County, Alabama Lawrence County, Arkansas Lawrence County, Illinois Lawrence County, Indiana Lawrence County, Kentucky Lawrence County, Mississippi Lawrence County, Missouri Lawrence County, Ohio Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Lawrence County, South Dakota Lawrence County, Tennessee
See also St. Lawrence County, New York