Welcome to Dawn ...
So far, we found very little information about Dawn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dawn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dawn, please Contact Us.
Dawn would have been located within present day Coffee County<2>.
The location of Dawn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dawn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dawn is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Dawn was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Dawn (for example, toward Flat Top), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Dawn would have been located in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Dawn ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dawn - they are located in Missouri, Ohio, Ontario (2), Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dawn.
Communities near Dawn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dawn.
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Tullahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahoma
- Tullahoma is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,790 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullahoma <5>
- McMinnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <5>
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
- Southgate Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Gruetli
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - New Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Ruthledge Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthledge Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Altamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <5>
- Coalmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Dawn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dawn.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dawn. 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 Dawn.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawn. See our Newspapers Page for Dawn.
Adding Dawn to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dawn in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dawn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dawn post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dawn.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coffee County: www.coffeecountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Dawn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Coffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dawn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |