Welcome to Dawsons Shop ...
So far, we found very little information about Dawsons Shop. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dawsons Shop to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dawsons Shop, please Contact Us.
Dawsons Shop would have been located within present day Greene County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dawsons Shop is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Dawsons Shop was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Dawsons Shop was located: 434
Communities near Dawsons Shop ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dawsons Shop.
- Charlottesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amicus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Kinderhook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Quinque
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
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 Dawsons Shop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dawsons Shop.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dawsons Shop. 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 Dawsons Shop.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawsons Shop. See our Newspapers Page for Dawsons Shop.
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 Dawsons Shop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dawsons Shop - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |