Welcome to Dawnville ...
Dawnville is located in Whitfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dawnville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Dawnville is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dawnville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Dawnville (for example, toward Ider (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Dawnville: 706 & 762<3>
Communities near Dawnville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dawnville.
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villanow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- East Brainerd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Collegedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Soapstick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Chatsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Dawnville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dawnville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dawnville. 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 Dawnville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawnville. See our Newspapers Page for Dawnville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dawnville ...
Looking for more information about Dawnville? 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 Dawnville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dawnville.
Adding Dawnville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dawnville 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 (so far) for Dawnville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Dawnville post office opened in 1880. The Dawnville post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dawnville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Whitfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dawnville - 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Dawnville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Dawnville 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |