Map of Dawson city, Georgia

Dawson is a city in and the county seat of Terrell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,414 at the 2020 census. Incorporated on December 22, 1857, the city is named for Senator William Crosby Dawson.

Dawson is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Dawson city overview:
Name:	Dawson city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Terrell County
Elevation:	351 ft (107 m)
Total Area:	3.75 sq mi (9.72 km²)
Land Area:	3.75 sq mi (9.72 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	4,414
Population Density:	1,176.44/sq mi (454.25/km²)
ZIP code:	39842
Area code:	229
FIPS code:	1321912
GNISfeature ID:	0313367

Online Interactive Map

Dawson online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Dawson location on the U.S. Map. Where is Dawson city. — Dawson location on the U.S. Map.

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History

Dawson was founded in 1856 as seat of the newly formed Terrell County. It was incorporated as a town in 1857 and as a city in 1872. Terrell was an important site in the 1960s, when the county in which it is located was labeled “Terrible Terrell” by the SNCC. Jackie Robinson helped raise money to rebuild three black churches that were burned in the area.

In 1976, five African-American youths were charged with the murder of a white customer in a roadside convenience store. The crime and pretrial proceedings garnered national attention. The five young men, one of whom was a juvenile, charged in the case were known as “The Dawson Five”. The court dropped the charges against the group of five; Roosevelt Watson, Henderson Watson, J.D. Davenport, Johnnie B. Jackson, and George Poor, when it found evidence of police misconduct, including coerced confessions, intimidation and improper identification procedures.

Dawson Road Map

Dawson city Satellite Map

Geography

Dawson is located in Southwest Georgia along U.S. Route 82 and Georgia State Route 520 (Columbus Highway), which leads southeast 8 mi (13 km) to Sasser and northwest 9 mi (14 km) to Parrott. U.S. 82 leads west 21 mi (34 km) to Cuthbert and 47 mi (76 km) to Eufaula, Alabama. Albany is 24 mi (39 km) southeast and Columbus is 63 mi (101 km) northwest.

The city is located at 31°46′26″N 84°26′27″W / 31.77389°N 84.44083°W / 31.77389; -84.44083 (31.773969, -84.440870).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km), all land.