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Welcome to Dawson Springs ...The city of Dawson Springs is primarily located in Hopkins County<1>. A portion of Dawson Springs extends into Caldwell County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dawson Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1905. A typical abbreviation for Dawson Springs: Dawson Spgs. (or less commonly used: Dawson Spngs. or Dawson Sprngs.) From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dawson Springs has a population of 2,636 people<2> (see below for details). Dawson Springs is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Dawson Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Dawson Springs is within the (270) area code. The ZIP code for Dawson Springs: 42408<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dawson Springs had an population of 2,636 people. This is a decrease of 4.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.54% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Dawson Springs had a population of 2,764 people (or 5.89% of the total population of Hopkins County). This makes Dawson Springs the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Dawson Springs represents 0.06% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 109th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,764 people, the population of Dawson Springs decreased 7.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,980 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Dawson Springs. Communities near Dawson Springs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dawson Springs.
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 Dawson Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dawson Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dawson Springs. 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 Dawson Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawson Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Dawson Springs. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dawson Springs ...Looking for more information about Dawson Springs? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Dawson Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dawson Springs. Adding Dawson Springs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dawson Springs 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 for Dawson Springs was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905). For more details, see References and Mentions for Dawson Springs. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dawson Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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