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 365 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dawson had a population of 798 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Spring Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Purdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Emmett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emmett is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dresden is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Pursley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Irene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drane is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
- Blooming Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Calm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tehuacana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mertens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wortham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
- Prairie Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Angus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Mexia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corsicana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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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