Welcome to Dawson ...

Dawson is located in Benton County<1>.

The location of Dawson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

When the people of Dawson refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Dawsonite<3>

Dawson is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Dawson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Dawson: (541) & (458)<5>

Communities Also Named Dawson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Dawson - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (4), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Yukon.

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

Communities near Dawson ...

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

• Corvallis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvallis
  • Corvallis is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corvallis <6>
• Junction City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <6>
• Philomath
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
  • Philomath is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philomath <6>
• Harrisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• Tangent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
  • Tangent is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <6>
• Halsey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
  • Halsey is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <6>
• Monroe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
• Bellfountain Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellfountain Junction
  • Bellfountain Junction is located in Benton County
• Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jennyopolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
  • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
• Alsea
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsea
  • Alsea is located in Benton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alsea <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dawson ...

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

Adding Dawson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dawson 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 Dawson was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dawson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Benton County: www.co.benton.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/