Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Dawson Springs came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Dawson Springs in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dawson Springs. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Dawson Springs data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Kentucky (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Dawson Springs is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Dawson Springs in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Dawson Springs for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Dawson Springs. See our Misc Page for Dawson Springs for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Dawson Springs:

The following route mentioned Dawson Springs as a scheduled stop:

The City of New Orleans: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of New Orleans (train schedule from 1947). The City of New Orleans travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)