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Welcome to Dotson ...

Dotson is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Dotson is located in Panola County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dotson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Dotson is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dotson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Dotson: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Dotson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Dotson: This one is located in Panola County and the other is located in Fannin County.

Beyond Texas, there are 6 communities that are also named Dotson - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Tennessee and Utah.

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

Communities near Dotson ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dotson ...

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

Adding Dotson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dotson 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 Dotson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dotson post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dotson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Panola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dotson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Dotson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Dotson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/