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 Dawson had a population of 2,284 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dawson had a population of 4,124 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Sasser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bronwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cottondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Shellman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Armena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armena is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
- Folks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leveretts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gooseberry ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gooseberry is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Leesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sumter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Benevolence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Benevolence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
- Dickey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Maddox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maddox is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimbrough is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Cuthbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Point is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
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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