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Welcome to Dawson ...Dawson is located in DeKalb County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dawson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. When the people of Dawson refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Dawsonite<2> Dawson is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Dawson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Dawson (for example, toward Taliaferro (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area codes for Dawson: (256) and (938)<4> The ZIP code for Dawson: 35963<5> Communities Also Named Dawson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Dawson - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Yukon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dawson. Communities near Dawson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dawson.
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 Dawson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dawson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dawson. 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 Dawson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawson. See our Newspapers Page for Dawson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dawson ...Looking for more information about Dawson? 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 Dawson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dawson. Adding Dawson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dawson 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 Dawson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Dawson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Dawson. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dawson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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