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)
- Wills ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
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- Skirum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
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- Crossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
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- Geraldine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
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- Chumley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chumley is located in DeKalb County
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- Portersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
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- Rodentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
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- Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
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- Ten Broeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
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- Rains ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
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- Yancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loveless
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
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- Luttrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Collbran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
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- Lydia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
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- Whiton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tabor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tabor is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
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. |
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