Welcome to Dawn ...

Dawn is located in Darke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dawn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Dawn is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dawn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Dawn ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dawn, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Dawn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dawn - they are located in Missouri, Ontario (2), Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dawn.

Communities near Dawn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dawn.

• Piqua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <3>
• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Coldwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <3>
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
• New Bremen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <3>
• Minster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minster
  • Minster is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minster <3>
• Covington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
• Saint Henry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
  • Saint Henry is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Henry <3>
• Versailles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <3>
• Arcanum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
  • Arcanum is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dawn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dawn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dawn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dawn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawn. See our Newspapers Page for Dawn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dawn ...

Looking for more information about Dawn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dawn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dawn.

Adding Dawn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dawn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dawn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dawn post office opened in 1857.

We also found Dawn in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dawn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Darke County: www.co.darke.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/