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 668 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dawson had a population of 343 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Dickerson Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
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- Vanderbilt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adelaide
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Adelaide is located in Fayette County
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- Crossland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crossland is located in Fayette County
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- Broad Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Broad Ford is located in Fayette County
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- Leisenring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leisenring is located in Fayette County
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- Trotter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trotter is located in Fayette County
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- Wheeler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Fayette County
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- New Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven is located in Fayette County
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- Connellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owensdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Owensdale is located in Fayette County
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- Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
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- Monarch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monarch is located in Fayette County
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- Sitka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
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- Moyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moyer is located in Fayette County
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- Everson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Layton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Fayette County
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- Dunbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Fayette County
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- Scottdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
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- Perryopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Curfew
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Curfew is located in Fayette County
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- Rothruck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rothruck is located in Fayette County
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- Laurel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- West Leisenring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Leisenring is located in Fayette County
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- Ferguson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Fayette County
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- West Overton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
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- Hawkeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Whitsett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
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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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