Welcome to Dawson Switch ...

Dawson Switch is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

Dawson Switch is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dawson Switch lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Dawson Switch: 225

Communities near Dawson Switch ...

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

• New Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <3>
• Saint Francisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <3>
• Livonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
• Krotz Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Krotz Springs is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krotz Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krotz Springs <3>
• Melville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Melville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <3>
• Maringouin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <3>
• Fordoche
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fordoche is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordoche
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordoche <3>
• Dupont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dupont is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <3>
• Ravenswood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
• Jarreau
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jarreau is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarreau
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarreau <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dawson Switch ...

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

Adding Dawson Switch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dawson Switch 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 Dawson Switch was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dawson Switch.