Welcome to Dobson ...

Dobson is located in Johnson County<1>.

The location of Dobson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

Dobson is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dobson is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Dobson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Dobson - they are located in Arizona, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dobson.

Communities near Dobson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dobson.

• Paintsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• Prestonsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
• Salyersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Martin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Allen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• Blaine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Collista
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
  • Collista is located in Johnson County
• Barnetts Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
  • Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
• East Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <4>
• Hagerhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
  • Hagerhill is located in Johnson County

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 Dobson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dobson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dobson. 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 Dobson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dobson. See our Newspapers Page for Dobson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dobson ...

Looking for more information about Dobson? 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 Dobson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dobson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dobson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/