Lawrenceburg is a home rule-class city[4] in Anderson County, Kentucky, United States.

[5] Lawrenceburg is part of the Frankfort, Kentucky, micropolitan statistical area.

The post office was established as Lawrenceburg on January 22, 1817, for William Lawrence, a local tavern owner.

The community was incorporated as Lawrence in 1820[6] by the Court of Franklin County (of which it was then a part) but renamed Lawrenceburg in 1827.

[6] The Four Roses distillery in Lawrenceburg was founded in 1888 and the physical distillery was built in 1910 in Spanish Mission-style architecture, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), all land.