Village of Dawson, Grant Precinct, Richardson County, Nebraska, United States

Overview of Dawson

• Name:
  Dawson
• Official Name:
  Village of Dawson
• Place Type:
  Incorporated Village
• Located In:
  United States
  

  Grant Precinct, Richardson County, Nebraska
  Township 2 North, Range 14 East, Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Section 22 (53%)
  Section 15 (47%)
  
• History (GNIS):
  Laid out in 1871 and named Noraville. The town residents gradually came to call thier community Dawson, in honor of early settler Joshua Dawson, who built a mill in the area in 1868. (MO-T109/p119)
• Surveys:
  Township 2 North, Range 14 East, Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Sections: 15, 22
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:40.131112340° 07' 52.0"N

  Longitude:-95.830548695° 49' 50.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Verdon (Liberty Precinct) 6.3 mi. E
  • Nim City (Nemaha Precinct) 6.4 mi. S
  • Humboldt 6.5 mi. W
  • Salem (Salem Precinct) 7 mi. SE
  • Stella (West Muddy Precinct) 7.7 mi. NE
  • Shubert (East Muddy Precinct) 10.7 mi. NE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Hiem 0.5 mi. N
  • Saint Marys 0.6 mi. W
  • Iliff 1 mi. SE
  • Starr 2.3 mi. NW
  • Stratton (Liberty Precinct) 3.9 mi. NE
  • Lynchburg (Humboldt Precinct) 4.1 mi. W
  • Mound (Porter Precinct) 4.7 mi. N
  • Cornel (Liberty Precinct) 5.3 mi. E
  • Maple (Salem, Salem Precinct) 6.3 mi. SE
  • Humboldt (Humboldt) 7 mi. W
  • Pleasant Hill (Speiser Precinct) 7.1 mi. SW
  • Stella (West Muddy Precinct) 7.4 mi. NE
• Population:
  194
• Elevation:
  297 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  316523652
• Updated Apr 19, 2020