Dawson may refer to:

People and fictional characters

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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, Mac. Robertson Land * Dawson Peak, Ross Dependency

Australia

Division of Dawson The Division of Dawson is an Electorates of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland. It comprises the city of Mackay, Queensland, Mackay and the coas ...

, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland * Dawson River (New South Wales) *

Dawson River (Queensland) The Dawson River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Dawson River rises at the eastern end of the Carnarvon Range in Boxvale State Forest and adjacent private lands. This is a rugged forested area of sandston ...

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

Canada

Dawson City Dawson City is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is inseparably linked to the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899). Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census, making it the second-largest municipality in Yukon. History Prior t ...

, Yukon * Dawson (electoral district), Yukon Territory * Dawson Range (Yukon), 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) The Dawson Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territori ...

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-General ...

, British Columbia * Dawson, Ontario, a township *

Dawson Township, Manitoulin District, Ontario Dawson may refer to: People and fictional characters *Dawson (surname) Dawson is a British and Irish surname.Dawson, Alabama Dawson is a small unincorporated community located in DeKalb County, Alabama DeKalb County is a County (United States), county in the Northeast Alabama, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 United States census, 20 ...

, a small community *

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

, 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 According to the United States Census ...

, 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 ...

, 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 sout ...

, an unincorporated community *

Dawson, Missouri Dawson is an unincorporated community in eastern Wright County, Missouri, United States. Dawson is located on Missouri Route 95 Route 95 is a highway in southern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 32 at Lynchburg in Laclede Co ...

, an unincorporated community *

Dawsonville, Missouri Dawsonville is an extinct community in northwestern Nodaway County, Missouri, Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History Dawsonville was laid out in 1879, and named after Lafe Dawson, an early settler. Variant names were "City Bluff ...

, an extinct hamlet *

Dawson, Minnesota Dawson is a city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,466 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The land Dawson sits on was originally home to the Wahpekute, ...

, 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 Rai ...

, a village *

Dawson, New Mexico Dawson (also Mountview) is a ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. Dawson is located approximately northeast of Cimarron, and was the site of two separate coal mining disasters in 1913 and 1923. In 1950, the mines were close ...

, 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. ...

Dawson, Ohio Dawson is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania ...

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

Dawson, Pennsylvania Dawson is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 352 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 367 tabulated in 2010. History The land where Dawson ...

, a borough *

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

, 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 815 at the 2020 census. History The town was established in 1847 and was the second town established in the county. Geography According to the United States ...

, a town *

Dawson County, Georgia Dawson County is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,798 up from 22,330 in 2010.US 2020 Census Bureau report, Dawson County, Georgia The county seat is Dawsonville. Daw ...

Dawson Forest Dawson Forest (City of Atlanta Tract) is a public-use forest located in Dawson County, Georgia, southwest of Dawsonville. It is owned by the city of Atlanta, but is considered a state forest, as it is managed by the Georgia Forestry Commiss ...

, 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 1 ...

Dawson County, Nebraska Dawson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 24,111. Its county seat is Lexington. Dawson County is part of the Lexington, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebra ...

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 ...

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, ...

, a neighborhood * Camp Dawson (New Jersey), a small recreational area *

Dawson, West Virginia Dawson is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Dawson is located at Exit 150 of Interstate 64 Interstate 64 (I-64) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States. Its wester ...

Camp Dawson (West Virginia) Camp Dawson is a West Virginia Army National Guard facility in Preston County, West Virginia, 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 a ...

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

Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) of the United States 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 Gabri ...

, California * Dawson Township (disambiguation), two townships in the United States

Elsewhere

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 Brunswi ...

, in the Strait of Magellan, Chile *

Te Rere o Kapuni Te Rere o Kapuni, also known as Dawson Falls, is a waterfall in the Taranaki Region, Taranaki region of New Zealand. Located at the base of Mount Taranaki/Egmont, Mount Taranaki, the waterfall is said to be the place where the Māori people, M� ...

, also known as Dawson Falls, New Zealand * Dawson, Singapore, a public housing estate in

Queenstown, Singapore Queenstown is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, satellite residential town situated on the south-westernmost fringe of the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region of Singapore. It borders Bukit Timah to t ...

Dawson (crater) Dawson is a Lunar craters, lunar impact crater that lies on the southern sphere, hemisphere on the Far side (Moon), far side of the Moon. It lies across a crater triplet: the southeast rim is intruding into the crater Alekhin (crater), Alekhin; th ...

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

Transportation

Dawson Highway The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone, Queensland, Gladstone and Springsure, Queensland, Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston, Queensland, Rolleston it is signed as ...

, Queensland, Australia * Dawson railway station, a closed station in Victoria, Australia *

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 ...

, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada *

Old Dawson Trail Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary *Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...

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

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, Dublin, Mansion House. ...

, Dublin, Ireland *

Dawson Community Airport Dawson Community Airport is five miles northwest of Glendive, in Dawson County, Montana, United States. The airport has one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 211 ...

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

Education

Dawson College Dawson College is an English-language public college in Westmount and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately of green space. It is the largest CEGEP in the p ...

, 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 Dawson School is a historic school building located in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the intersection of East Ute Place and North Kingston Place. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. This two-room sandstone building was built i ...

, an historic school building located in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Buildings

* Dawson Bank Museum, museum and historic building in Dawson, Minnesota * Dawson Brothers Plant, 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 Farm Dawson Farm, also known as "Rocky Glen," is a historic property with two homes located at Rockville, Maryland, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland. The property contains two dwellings: the 1874, -story, frame Dawson Farmhouse and a large -s ...

, a historic property located at Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland * Dawson Tower, 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 wa ...

, 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 Le ...

, 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, two titles in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom *

Dawson Car Company The Dawson Car Company was formed in June 1918 by Alfred John Dawson (1882-1957), 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 ...

, an American car manufacturer from 1919 to 1921 *'' Dawson v. Delaware'', a United States Supreme Court decision about a person's rights of association and due process

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