Welcome to Dotson ...

Dotson is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Dotson is located in Panola County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dotson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Dotson is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dotson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Dotson: (903) & (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Dotson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Dotson: This one is located in Panola County and the other is located in Fannin County.

Beyond Texas, there are 6 communities that are also named Dotson - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Tennessee and Utah.

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

Communities near Dotson ...

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

• Henderson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Carthage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Tenaha
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
  • Tenaha is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <4>
• Timpson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
  • Timpson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <4>
• Garrison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
• Beckville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckville
  • Beckville is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckville <4>
• Mount Enterprise
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <4>
• Gary City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary City
  • Gary City is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary City <4>
• Caledonia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
• Long Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Panola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Branch <4>

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 Dotson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dotson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dotson. 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 Dotson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dotson ...

Looking for more information about Dotson? 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 Dotson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dotson.

Adding Dotson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dotson 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 Dotson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dotson post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dotson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/