Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Dawsonville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dawsonville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dawsonville is located in Nodaway County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nodaway County: Page (IA), Taylor (IA), Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt & Worth.
Below are the counties that are near Dawsonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dawsonville:
- Nodaway County (The home county of Dawsonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawsonville, with the one closest to Dawsonville listed first.
- Burlington Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elmo is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Clearmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quitman is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Skidmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pickering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pickering is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Maryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Graham is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Gaynor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gaynor is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Orrsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Orrsburg is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Arkoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoe is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Andrew County
- Bolckow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawsonville, with the one closest to Dawsonville listed first.
- Westboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Tarkio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Rock Port
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Phelps City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Watson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawsonville, with the one closest to Dawsonville listed first.
- Maitland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Mound City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Corning
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Craig
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- New Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Fortescue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fortescue is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Big Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawsonville, with the one closest to Dawsonville listed first.
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawsonville, with the one closest to Dawsonville listed first.
- High Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Farragut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Page County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawsonville, with the one closest to Dawsonville listed first.
- Braddyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- College Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Blanchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Shambaugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Northboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Coin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Yorktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Clarinda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tarkio City was located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Hawleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Shenandoah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hepburn is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Taylor County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawsonville, with the one closest to Dawsonville listed first.
- Siam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Siam is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Gravity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Guss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guss is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Athelstan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Nemaha County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawsonville, with the one closest to Dawsonville listed first.
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Deroin was located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
- Brownville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richardson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawsonville, with the one closest to Dawsonville listed first.
- Arago ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arago was located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Barada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barada is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dawsonville, see our County-by-County Page for Dawsonville.
Cemeteries Near Dawsonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dawsonville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dawsonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dawsonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dawsonville, with the one closest to Dawsonville listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ohio Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Six Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Quitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- High Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- London Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Braddyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Dawsonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dawsonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dawsonville, with the one closest to Dawsonville listed first.
- Burlington Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elmo is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Roseberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseberry is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Clearmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quitman is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- London ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- London was located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Wilcox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilcox is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Braddyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- York ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- York was located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Blanchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- College Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Dotham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dotham was located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotham
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Skidmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Pickering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pickering is also located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dawsonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dawsonville.
Newspapers Published in Dawsonville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawsonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dawsonville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dawsonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dawsonville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Nodaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Atchison County
- Holt County
- Worth County
- Fremont County
- Page County
- Taylor County
- Nemaha County
- Richardson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Dawsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dawsonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |