Dawsonville, Missouri

Mount Hope Cemetery at Dawsonville, Missouri

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

History

Dawsonville was platted in 1879,[2] and named after Lafe Dawson, an early settler.[3] Variant names were "City Bluff",[4] "Dawson",[5] 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.[6] The Wabash Railroad passed through here.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dawsonville
  2. ↑ Cooper, Martha L. "Towns, Post Offices, and Sites in Nodaway County". The Civil War and Nodaway County, Volume I and Volume II. ISBN 9780788495960.
  3. ↑ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Newton - Osage". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Newton - Osage". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ Wabash Railroad. "1886 map of the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway". David Rumsey. Retrieved March 18, 2026.

40°27′52″N 95°05′58″W / 40.46444°N 95.09944°W / 40.46444; -95.09944

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