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Welcome to Daws ...

Daws is located in Genesee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Daws, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Daws is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Daws lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Daws: 585

Communities Also Named Daws ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Daws - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Websites for Daws ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.geneseeny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Daws, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Daws ...

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

  • Batavia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brockport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Albion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Medina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Le Roy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
  • Akron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Alden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Attica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Churchville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Caledonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Daws ...

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

Adding Daws to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Daws post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Daws.

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Genesee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Daws - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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