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People and fictional characters

Dawson (surname) Dawson is a Scottish surname.Dawson
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, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Dawson (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name

Places

Antarctica

* Dawson Head, Palmer Land *

Dawson Nunatak Athos Range () is the northernmost range in the Prince Charles Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. The range consists of many individual mountains and nunataks that trend east–west for along the north side of Scylla Glacier. These ...

, Mac. Robertson Land *

Dawson Peak Dawson Peak () is a prominent ice-free peak, high, southwest of Mount Picciotto in the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after John A. Dawson, a United States Antarctic Research Program aurora s ...

, Ross Dependency

Australia

Division of Dawson The Division of Dawson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australia ...

, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland *

Dawson River (New South Wales) Dawson River, a perennial river of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast district of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Dawson River rises below Mount Goonook within the Gibraltar Range, near Killaba ...

Dawson River (Queensland) The Dawson River is a river located in Central Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Dawson River rises in the Carnarvon Range, draining through the Carnarvon National Park, northwest of the settlement of Upper Dawson. The flows ...

, a river in eastern Queensland, Australia * Dawson, South Australia, a locality and former town northeast of Peterborough

Canada

Dawson City Dawson City, officially the City of Dawson, is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is inseparably linked to the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–99). Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census, making it the second-largest town in Yuko ...

, Yukon *

Dawson (electoral district) Dawson electoral district was a territorial electoral district in the Yukon Territory, Canada, which elected a member to the Yukon Territorial Council. The electoral district was created in 1920 by the merger of the former districts of North Dawso ...

, Yukon Territory *

Dawson Range (Yukon) Dawson Range may refer to: *Dawson Range (British Columbia) The Dawson Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains The Columbia Mountains are a group of mountain ranges along the upper Columbia River in British C ...

, in the

Yukon Ranges The Yukon Ranges are a mountain range comprising the mountains in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alaska and most of the Yukon in Canada. Named after the Yukon, this range has area of .Dawson Creek Dawson Creek is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The municipality of had a population of 12,978 in 2016. Dawson Creek derives its name from the creek of the same name that runs through the community. The creek was named after ...

, a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada * Dawson Range (British Columbia) *

Dawson Falls Dawson Falls is one of seven waterfalls on the Murtle River in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Name origin Dawson Falls was named in 1913 by land surveyor Robert Henry Lee after George Herbert Dawson, the Surveyor-Genera ...

, British Columbia *

Dawson, Ontario Dawson is a township located in Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The township is located at the mouth of the Rainy River where it flows into Lake of the Woods. The township was formed on 1 January 1997, when the former ...

Dawson Township, Ontario (disambiguation) There are a number of townships named Dawson in Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been conside ...

Dawson Trail (electoral district) Dawson Trail (french: Chemin-Dawson) is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 2008, out of parts of Morris and La Verendrye. Communities in the riding include Ste. Anne, Île ...

, Manitoba

Chile

Dawson Island Dawson Island () is an island in the Strait of Magellan that forms part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, 100 km south of the city of Punta Arenas in Chile, and part of the Municipality of Punta Arenas. It is located southeast of Brunswic ...

, an island in the Strait of Magellan south of the city of Punta Arenas in Chile

Ireland

Dawson Street Dawson Street (; ) is a street on the southern side of central Dublin, running from St Stephen's Green to the walls of Trinity College Dublin. It is the site of the residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the Mansion House. Location Dawson S ...

, Dublin

Singapore

* Dawson, Singapore, a public housing estate in

Queenstown, Singapore Queenstown is a planning area and satellite residential town situated on the south-westernmost fringe of the Central Region of Singapore. It borders Bukit Timah to the north, Tanglin to the northeast, Bukit Merah to the east and southeast, a ...

United States

Dawson, Alabama Dawson is a small unincorporated community located in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It is located atop Sand Mountain, approximately northeast of the town of Crossville. Geography Dawson is located at . Its average elevation is above ...

, a small community *

Dawson, Georgia Dawson is a city in and the county seat of Terrell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,414 at the 2020 census. Incorporated on December 22, 1857, the city is named for Senator William Crosby Dawson. Dawson is part of ...

, a city *

Dawson, Illinois Dawson is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 519 at the 2020 census. It is about east of Springfield and is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Dawson was located along an old ...

, a village *

Dawson, Iowa Dawson is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 116 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines– West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Dawson is located at (41.843698, -94.221 ...

, a city *

Dawson Springs, Kentucky Dawson Springs is a home rule-class city in Hopkins and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,452. History Originally known as Tradewater Bend, the city was incorporated in 18 ...

, formerly known as "Dawson City" *

Dawson, Maryland Dawson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 103. Dawson is on U.S. Route 220, northeast of Keyser, West Virginia, and southw ...

, an unincorporated community *

Dawson, Missouri Dawson is an unincorporated community in eastern Wright County, Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in l ...

, an unincorporated community *

Dawson, Minnesota Dawson is a city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,466 at the 2020 census. History Dawson was platted in 1884. The city was named for William Dawson, a former mayor of St. Paul, and one of three partners ...

, a city *

Dawson, Nebraska Dawson is a village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 148 at the 2020 census. History Dawson was originally known as Noraville, and under the latter name was platted in 1872 when the Atchison and Nebraska Railr ...

, a village *

Dawson, New Mexico Dawson (also Mountview) is a ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. Dawson was the site of two separate coal mining disasters in 1913 and 1923. Dawson is located approximately 17 miles northeast of Cimarron. Dawson was a coal m ...

, a ghost town *

Dawson, North Dakota Dawson is a city in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 74 at the 2020 census. History Dawson was laid out in 1882 by J. Dawson Thompson, and named for him. A post office has been in operation at Dawson since 1881. Ge ...

* Dawson, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Dawson, Oregon, an unincorporated community *

Dawson, Pennsylvania Dawson is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 352 at the 2020 census, down from 367 at the 2010 census. Geography Dawson is located in northern Fayette County at (40.047892, -79.658659), on the north ...

, a borough *

Dawson Historic District Dawson Historic District is a national historic district located at Dawson, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 107 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Dawson. The oldest ...

, a national historic district located at Dawson, Fayette County, Pennsylvania *

Dawson, Texas Dawson is a town in Navarro County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 807 at the 2010 census. History The town was established in 1847 and was the second town established in the county. Geography Dawson is located at (31.895427 ...

, a town *

Dawson County, Georgia Dawson County is a county located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,798 up from 22,330 in 2010. The county seat is Dawsonville. Dawson County is included in the Atlanta- ...

** Dawson Forest, a public-use forest located in Dawson County, Georgia *

Dawson County, Montana Dawson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,940. Its county seat is Glendive. History Dawson County was the tenth county organized in Montana Territory. It was created January 15 ...

Dawson County, Nebraska Dawson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 24,326. Its county seat is Lexington. Dawson County is part of the Lexington, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebrask ...

Dawson County, Texas Dawson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,456. The county seat is Lamesa. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1905. It is named for Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier o ...

Dawson, Austin, Texas Dawson is a neighborhood in South Austin, Texas bordered by Oltorf Road on the north, Ben White/290 on the south, South 1st Street on the west, and Congress Avenue on the east. Demographics According to data from the United States Census Bureau, th ...

, a neighborhood *

Camp Dawson (New Jersey) Montville is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 21,528, reflecting an increase of 689 (+3.3%) from the 20,839 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in t ...

, a small recreational area *

Dawson, West Virginia Dawson is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographe ...

Camp Dawson (West Virginia) Camp Dawson is a West Virginia Army National Guard facility in Preston County, West Virginia. It is one of a handful of dedicated military posts operated by the West Virginia National Guard (as opposed to smaller armories), and houses the West V ...

, an Army National Guard facility *Dawson Peak, a mountain in

Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) of the U.S. Forest Service is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and Sierra Pelona Mountains, primarily within Los Angeles County in southern California. The ANF manages a majority of the San Gabriel Mountains ...

, California *

Dawson Township (disambiguation) Dawson Township may refer to: Canada * Dawson, Ontario, in Rainy River District * Dawson Township, Manitoulin District, Ontario United States * Dawson Township, McLean County, Illinois * Dawson Township, Greene County, Iowa {{geodis Town ...

, two townships in the United States

Moon

Dawson (crater) Dawson is a lunar impact crater that lies on the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It lies across a crater triplet: the southeast rim is intruding into the crater Alekhin; the northwest rim also intrudes into the larger satellit ...

, a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon

Transportation

Australia

Dawson Highway The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone and Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston it is signed as State Route 60, and then A7 onwards to Springsure. It continues w ...

, Queensland *

Dawson railway station Dawson is a closed station located in the locality of Dawson on the Maffra railway line in Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of t ...

, a closed station in Victoria

Canada

Dawson Bridge The Dawson Bridge is a two lane bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In early 2010, it underwent repairs, and later reopened on December 20, 2010. Dawson Bridge connects the communities of Forest Heights o ...

, Edmonton, Alberta *

Old Dawson Trail The colonization roads were created during the 1840s and 1850s to open up or provide access to areas in Central and Eastern Ontario for settlement and agricultural development. The colonization roads were used by settlers to lead them toward area ...

, 19th century route between Thunder Bay, Ontario and Winnipeg, Manitoba

United States

* Dawson Community Airport, Dawson County, Montana, USA * USS ''Dawson'' (APA-79), a US Navy World War II attack transport

Education

Dawson College Dawson College (French: ''Collège Dawson)'' is an English-language public general and vocational college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately 12 acres ...

, Quebec, Canada *

Dawson Community College Dawson Community College (DCC) is a public community college in Glendive, Montana. The college enrolls approximately 400 students and offers associate degree programs and certificate programs. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Coll ...

, Glendive, Montana * Dawson School, an historic school building located in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Buildings

Dawson Brothers Plant The Dawson Brothers Plant is a historic factory building located at 517-519 N. Halsted Street in the West Town community area of Chicago, Illinois. The factory was built in 1888 and designed by Julius Zittel; the five-story brick building has a ca ...

, a historic factory building *

Dawson Building The Dawson Building (also known as the Eagles Home) is a historic commercial building located at 1851 Purchase Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Description and history It is a four-story, brick Classical Revival style building, whose most ...

, a historic building at 1851 Purchase Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts *

Dawson Tower Dawson Tower ( si, ඩෝසන් කුළුණ, Dosan Kuluna), is located on Kadugannawa in the Kadugannawa Pass Kadugannawa Pass is a mountain pass located near Kadugannawa town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located alo ...

, located on Kadugannawa in the Kadugannawa Pass

Sport

Dawson City Nuggets The Dawson City Nuggets (also known as the Klondikes) were an ice hockey team from Dawson City, Yukon, that challenged the reigning champion Ottawa Hockey Club, aka "the Silver Seven", in January 1905, for the Stanley Cup. The Dawson City team w ...

, a hockey team from Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada *

Dawson Creek Kodiaks The Dawson Creek Kodiaks were a Junior ice hockey team from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. They are former members of the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League. History The Dawson Creek Canucks were members of the Peace Junior B Hockey Lea ...

, a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada *

Dawson Creek Rage The Dawson Creek Rage (aka DC Rage) were a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team, based out of Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Formed in 2010, they played in the North American Hockey League's West Division for two seasons. Their 2010–11 season inc ...

, an ice hockey team based out of Dawson Creek, British Columbia

Other uses

Dawson baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dawson, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007. The Dawson Baronetcy, of Edgwarebury in the parish of Edgware in the County of Middlese ...

, two baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom *

Dawson Car Company The Dawson Car Company was formed in June 1918 by AJ Dawson, previously works manager at Hillman and designer of the 1913 Hillman Nine car and launched in 1919. The only car made by the company was the 11-12 hp with a water-cooled, four-c ...

, created in 1918 by AJ Dawson, previously works manager at Hillman *

Dawson function In mathematics, the Dawson function or Dawson integral (named after H. G. Dawson) is the one-sided Fourier–Laplace sine transform of the Gaussian function. Definition The Dawson function is defined as either: D_+(x) = e^ \int_0^x e^\,dt, als ...

, a mathematical function *''

Dawson v. Delaware ''Dawson v. Delaware'', 503 U.S. 159 (1992), was a United States Supreme Court decision that ruled that a person's rights of association and due process, as granted under the First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitut ...

'', a United States Supreme Court decision about a person's rights of association and due process

People and fictional characters

Places

Antarctica

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Canada

Chile

Ireland

Singapore

United States

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