Dawson, Missouri

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Dawson is an unincorporated community in eastern Wright County, Missouri, United States. [1] Dawson is located on Missouri Route 95, approximately nine miles north of Mountain Grove and three miles south of the Route 95 - Missouri Route 38 junction. [2]

Dawson had a post office which was reported as active from 1910 through 1956. [3] The community had a school (Dawson School) in 1938. [4]

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References

  1. GNIS report for Dawson, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

Coordinates: 37°15′25″N92°18′29″W / 37.25694°N 92.30806°W / 37.25694; -92.30806