Dawson may refer to:

People and fictional characters

* Dawson (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name *

Dawson (given name) Dawson is a masculine given name which may refer to: People *Dawson Bates (1876–1949), Northern Irish politician * Dawson Buckley (1917–1993), Australian rugby league player * Dawson Burns (1828–1909), English minister and temperance activist ...

, 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 Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australi ...

, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland *

Dawson River (New South Wales) Dawson River, a perennial river of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast district of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Dawson River rises below Mount Goonook within the Gibraltar Range, near Killabakh, ...

Dawson River (Queensland) The Dawson River is a river located in Central Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Dawson River rises in the Carnarvon Range, draining through the Carnarvon National Park, northwest of the settlement of Upper Dawson. The flows ge ...

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

Canada

Dawson City Dawson City, officially the City of Dawson, is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is inseparably linked to the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–99). Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census, making it the second-largest town in Yuko ...

, Yukon *

Dawson (electoral district) Dawson electoral district was a territorial electoral district in the Yukon Territory, Canada, which elected a member to the Yukon Territorial Council. The electoral district was created in 1920 by the merger of the former districts of North Dawson ...

, 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 The Columbia Mountains are a group of mountain ranges along the upper Columbia River in British Columbia, Montana, Idaho and Washington. The mountain range ...

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 fo ...

, British Columbia *

Dawson, Ontario Dawson is a township located in Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The township is located at the mouth of the Rainy River where it flows into Lake of the Woods. The township was formed on 1 January 1997, when the former in ...

* Dawson Township, Ontario (disambiguation) * Dawson Trail (electoral district), Manitoba

Chile

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 Brunswic ...

, an island in the Strait of Magellan south of the city of Punta Arenas in Chile

Ireland

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. Location Dawson Stre ...

, Dublin

Singapore

* Dawson, Singapore, a public housing estate in Queenstown, Singapore

United States

* Dawson, Alabama, a small community * Dawson, Georgia, a city * Dawson, Illinois, a village * Dawson, Iowa, 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, an unincorporated community * Dawson, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Dawson, Minnesota, 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 Railro ...

, a village *

Dawson, New Mexico Dawson (also Mountview) is a ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. Dawson was the site of two separate coal mining disasters in 1913 and 1923. Dawson is located approximately 17 miles northeast of Cimarron. Dawson was a coal mi ...

, a ghost town * Dawson, North Dakota * Dawson, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Dawson, Oregon, an unincorporated community *

Dawson, Pennsylvania Dawson is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 352 at the 2020 census, down from 367 at the 2010 census. Geography Dawson is located in northern Fayette County at (40.047892, -79.658659), on the north ba ...

, a borough * Dawson Historic District, 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 807 at the 2010 census. History The town was established in 1847 and was the second town established in the county. Geography Dawson is located at (31.895427 ...

, a town *

Dawson County, Georgia Dawson County is a county located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,798 up from 22,330 in 2010. The county seat is Dawsonville. Dawson County is included in the Atlanta- ...

Dawson Forest Dawson Forest 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 Commission. It was purchased in 19 ...

, 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 15, ...

Dawson County, Nebraska Dawson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 24,326. Its county seat is Lexington. Dawson County is part of the Lexington, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebraska ...

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 of ...

* Dawson, Austin, Texas, a neighborhood * Camp Dawson (New Jersey), a small recreational area * Dawson, West Virginia * Camp Dawson (West Virginia), an Army National Guard facility *Dawson Peak, a mountain in

Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) of the U.S. 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 Gabriel Mounta ...

, California *

Dawson Township (disambiguation) Dawson Township may refer to: Canada * Dawson, Ontario, in Rainy River District * Dawson Township, Manitoulin District, Ontario United States

* Dawson Township, McLean County, Illinois * Dawson Township, Greene County, Iowa {{geodis Towns ...

, two townships in the United States

Moon

Dawson (crater) Dawson is a lunar impact crater that lies on the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It lies across a crater triplet: the southeast rim is intruding into the crater Alekhin; the northwest rim also intrudes into the larger satellite ...

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

Transportation

Australia

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

Canada

* Dawson Bridge, Edmonton, Alberta *

Old Dawson Trail The colonization roads were created during the 1840s and 1850s to open up or provide access to areas in Central and Eastern Ontario for settlement and agricultural development. The colonization roads were used by settlers to lead them toward are ...

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

United States

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 airport opened around 1970, replacing the airport on the ...

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

Education

Dawson College Dawson College (French: ''Collège Dawson)'' is an English-language public general and vocational college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately 12 acr ...

, 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 Col ...

, 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 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 Tower Dawson Tower ( si, ඩෝසන් කුළුණ, Dosan Kuluna), is located on Kadugannawa in the Kadugannawa Pass Kadugannawa Pass is a mountain pass located near Kadugannawa town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located alo ...

, 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 Senators (original), Ottawa Hockey Club, aka "the Silver Seven", in January 1905, for the Stanley ...

, a hockey team from Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada * Dawson Creek Kodiaks, a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada * Dawson Creek Rage, an ice hockey team based out of Dawson Creek, British Columbia

Other uses

Dawson baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dawson, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007. The Dawson Baronetcy, of Edgwarebury in the parish of Edgware in the County of Middlese ...

, two baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * Dawson Car Company, created in 1918 by AJ Dawson, previously works manager at Hillman *

Dawson function In mathematics, the Dawson function or Dawson integral (named after H. G. Dawson) is the one-sided Fourier–Laplace sine transform of the Gaussian function. Definition The Dawson function is defined as either: D_+(x) = e^ \int_0^x e^\,dt, als ...

, a mathematical function *''

Dawson v. Delaware ''Dawson v. Delaware'', 503 U.S. 159 (1992), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court decision that ruled that a person's rights of association and due process, as granted under the First Amendment to the United States ...

'', a United States Supreme Court decision about a person's rights of association and due process

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