Welcome to Dawson County ...

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

The community of Dawsonville is the Seat for Dawson County.

Dawson County was founded in 1857. Dawson was created by taking area from Gilmer and Lumpkin Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dawson had a population of 26,108 people. This is an increase of 16.93% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,328 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dawson represented 0.23% of the total population of Georgia.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Georgia
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  • Website for the Georgia Archives

• Websites specific to Dawson County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Cherokee County
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  • Forsyth County
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  • Gilmer County
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  • Hall County
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  • Lumpkin County
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  • Pickens County
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  • Union County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
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  • Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Cemeteries of Dawson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Cemeteries of Dawson County