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 Dawson (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 Dawson. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Dawson is located in Lenoir County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lenoir County: Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Pitt & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Dawson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dawson:
- Lenoir County (The home county of Dawson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Kinston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Graingers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Kinfield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- La Grange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Albrittons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Loftins Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Grifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tick Bite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Deep Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Pink Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Fort Barnwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Cove City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Vanceboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Lima
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Clark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Drummersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Gradys Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Albertson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Outlaws Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Resaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Blizzards Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Herrings Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Kornegay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kornegay is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
- Hills Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Scotts Store
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Leon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Red Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Cobb Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Macclesfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pinetops
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Glenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Hookerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Maury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Contentnea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Speights Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Walstonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fieldsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Wise Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sassers Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Combs Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Phillips Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Pollocks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Perfection
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Hargetts Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Taylors Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Comfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olivers Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Onslow County
- Huffmantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Rountree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Ayden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quinerly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Renston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Coxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Farmville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Winterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Summerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Calico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Clayroot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Bells Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Walnut Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Seven Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Saulston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Berkeley Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Goldsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pikeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brogden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Fremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Black Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Eastwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Lucama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dawson, see our County-by-County Page for Dawson.
Cemeteries Near Dawson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dawson.
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 Dawson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dawson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Jesse Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McArthur Jenkins & Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Askew Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Family Cemetery
- The Askew Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjamin F. Parrott Cemetery
- J.T. Askew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440934 <2>
- Pinelawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Jefferson Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Southwest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (94 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Dawson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dawson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Glenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Institute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Hookerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Falling Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Kinston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hugo is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- La Grange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Closs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Closs is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closs
- Ormondsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ormondsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormondsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Grifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lizzie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lizzie is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dawson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dawson.
Newspapers Published in Dawson ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dawson, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dawson.
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 either 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 Dawson:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lenoir County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pitt County
- Wayne County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dawson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |