Definition of "Dawson"

(countable) A surname originating as a patronymic.  examples

A placename

1. A rural locality in South Australia, Australia.  examples

2. A township in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada.  examples

3. A locale in the United States

   1. A small unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.  examples

   2. A city, the county seat of Terrell County, Georgia, United States.  examples

   3. A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.  examples

   4. A city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States.  examples

   5. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.  examples

   6. An unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri, United States.  examples

   7. A small city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.  examples

   8. A village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States.  examples

   9. A ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.  examples

   10. A tiny city in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States.  examples

   11. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Ohio, United States.  examples

   12. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, United States.  examples

   13. A borough of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.  examples

   14. A town in Navarro County, Texas, United States.  examples

   15. A neighborhood of Austin, Texas, United States.  examples

   16. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.  examples

4. Ellipsis of Dawson City.  examples

5. Ellipsis of Dawson County.  examples