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 in 1895, Dawson had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawn is also located in Greenbrier County
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- Grassy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grassy Meadows is also located in Greenbrier County
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- Meadow Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Bluff is also located in Greenbrier County
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- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dennis is also located in Greenbrier County
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- Elton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elton is located in Summers County
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- Spring Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
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- Green Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is also located in Greenbrier County
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- Rupert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Santifee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Santifee was located in Summers County
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- Blaker Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blaker Mills is also located in Greenbrier County
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- Asbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Summers County
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- Alderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alta is also located in Greenbrier County
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- Hughart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hughart is also located in Greenbrier County
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- Maywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
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- Crickmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crickmer is located in Fayette County
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- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Richmond was located in Summers County
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- Sandstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
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- Fort Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Spring is also located in Greenbrier County
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- Richlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richlands is also located in Greenbrier County
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- Brooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Summers County
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- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
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- Wolfcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
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- Rockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is also located in Greenbrier County
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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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