Welcome to Dawson ...The town of Dawson is located Dawson is located in Navarro County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dawson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882. When the people of Dawson refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Dawsonite<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dawson has a population of 798 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Dawson is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Dawson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Dawson: 254 The ZIP code for Dawson: 76639<5> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dawson had an population of 798 people. This is a decrease of 1.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.34% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Dawson had a population of 807 people. This makes Dawson the county's 5th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 807 people, the population of Dawson decreased 5.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 852 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for 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, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Virginia, West Virginia and Yukon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dawson. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dawson. 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. 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Dawson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dawson. 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 (so far) for Dawson was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
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