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 in 1895, Dawson had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Black Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Keyser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeses Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeses Mill
- Bier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bier is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
- Rawlings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Westernport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lonaconing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- West Virginia Central Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Headsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Ocean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Windom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Pinto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Warnocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Warnocks is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnocks
- Barnum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barnum is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cresaptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vale Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Summit
- Shaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Brady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Borden Shaft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Carlos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
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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