Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dawson had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Cotnam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotnam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cotnam
- From Dawson to Cotnam
- Wills ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Skirum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Crossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crossville
- From Dawson to Crossville
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Collinsville
- From Dawson to Collinsville
- Floy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Geraldine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
- Geraldine is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Geraldine
- From Dawson to Geraldine
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Chumley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Portersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Rodentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rodentown
- From Dawson to Rodentown
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Ten Broeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Broeck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Rains ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Yancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yancy
- From Dawson to Yancy
- Sand Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sand Rock
- From Dawson to Sand Rock
- Loveless
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Luttrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luttrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Luttrell
- From Dawson to Luttrell
- Collbran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Lydia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Whiton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whiton
- From Dawson to Whiton
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Keener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Keener
- From Dawson to Keener
- Tabor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dawson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |