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Welcome to Dotson ...

Dotson is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dotson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Dotson is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dotson: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Dotson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dotson - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Dotson ...

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

  • Sleepy Eye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Springfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Morgan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Morgan is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Lamberton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Butterfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Comfrey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Sanborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Storden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dotson ...

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

Adding Dotson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dotson 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 Dotson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dotson post office opened in 1901. The Dotson post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dotson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dotson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Dotson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Dotson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/