Welcome to Dawsonville ...

Dawsonville is located in Greene County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Dawsonville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dawsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Dawsonville is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dawsonville lies within the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Dawsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dawsonville - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Missouri and New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Dawsonville ...

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

• Charlottesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
  • Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <4>
• Orange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Elkton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Gordonsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
• Stanardsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Madison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Quinque
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
  • Quinque is located in Greene County
• Aroda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
  • Aroda is located in Madison County
• Wolftown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
  • Wolftown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <4>
• Advance Mills Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
  • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dawsonville ...

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

Adding Dawsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dawsonville post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dawsonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.gcva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/