Dawsonville, Missouri

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Dawsonville is an extinct community in northwestern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

Dawsonville was laid out in 1879, and named after Lafe Dawson, an early settler. [2] Variant names were "City Bluff", [3] "Dawson", [4] and "Halsas Ferry". [1] The first post office was called City Bluff from 1871-1879, and then the name changed to Dawson in 1880, and remained in operation until 1904. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dawsonville
  2. ↑ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Newton - Osage". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Newton - Osage". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

40°27′52″N95°05′58″W / 40.46444°N 95.09944°W / 40.46444; -95.09944


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