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 Dawson had a population of 153 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dawson had a population of 135 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Humboldt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shubert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Du Bois
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Falls City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Howe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sabetha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Nemaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reserve
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Richardson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hamlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hamlin has also been known as:
- Hamilton
- Arago ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oneida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elk Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Padonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
- Langdon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Langdon is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Brownville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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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