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Welcome to Dawes ...

Dawes is located in Mendocino County<1>.

Dawes is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dawes lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Dawes: 707 & 369<3>

Communities Also Named Dawes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dawes - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dawes ...

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

  • Ukiah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
    • Ukiah has also been known as:
    • Ukiah City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <4>
  • Cloverdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lakeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Largo ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Largo is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
  • Hermitage ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Yorkville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Finley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kelseyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • North Lakeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Lakeport is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dawes ...

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

Adding Dawes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dawes in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dawes was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1933).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dawes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mendocino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dawes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Dawes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Dawes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.