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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 doctors and hospitals 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 Kidder County.

To see how the shape of North Dakota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kidder County: Burleigh, Logan, Sheridan, Stutsman & Wells.

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:

  • Kidder County     (The home county of Dawson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
    • Tappen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappen
      • Tappen is located in Kidder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappen <2>
    • Steele
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Kidder County
    • Lake Williams
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
      • Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
    • Robinson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Kidder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <2>
    • Pettibone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettibone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettibone
      • Pettibone is located in Kidder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettibone <2>
    • Tuttle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Burleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
    • Driscoll
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sterling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Arena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
      • Arena is located in Burleigh County
    • Moffit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmons County
    • Braddock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braddock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
      • Braddock is located in Emmons County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braddock <2>
  • Logan County
    • Napoleon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <2>
  • Stutsman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
    • Medina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <2>
    • Streeter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
      • Streeter is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streeter <2>
    • Woodworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
      • Woodworth is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <2>
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dawson, see our County-by-County Page for Dawson.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dawson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dawson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dawson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Dawson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Sibley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sibley Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Glueckstal Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Springs Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Springs Cemetery
  • Weiser Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weiser Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Friedens Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Langedahl Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Langedahl Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Tuttle.
    • The Langedahl Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Skudesness Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langedahl Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102106 <4>
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Driscoll Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driscoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driscoll Cemetery
    • Zion Reformed Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dawson had a population of 332 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dawson had a population of 63 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.

  • Tappen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappen
    • Tappen is located in Kidder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappen <2>
  • Steele
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Crystal Springs is located in Kidder County
  • Driscoll
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Medina
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <2>
  • Napoleon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <2>
  • Sterling
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Cleveland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dawson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dawson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dawson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8680, Longitude: -99.7526       In this case, the coordinates for Dawson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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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