Dawson Nebraska Map

About Dawson, Nebraska

Dawson is a locality in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 99.6 people per km². Dawson is located at 40.1311°N, 95.8305°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68337.

Dawson lies a quiet sentinel on the rolling Nebraska plains, a place where the sky feels vast enough to swallow the earth whole. It lies 57.8 miles west-north-west of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 296°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-south-east of Humboldt. The land around Dawson is a study in subtle slopes, fields of gold and green unfurling towards horizons softened by a persistent haze. Here, the air carries the scent of turned soil and the distant lowing of cattle, a constant, reassuring hum beneath the immensity of the heavens. The very light seems to linger longer in the late afternoon, a warm, honeyed glow that bathes the weathered barns and modest homes in a gentle, almost melancholic beauty. The gravel roads that spiderweb out from the central crossroads are the veins of this place, carrying the quiet commerce of agriculture and the steady pulse of everyday life. This corner of Richardson County, Nebraska, has long been shaped by the rhythms of the land and the hardy souls who have worked it. Dawson's roots are firmly planted in the rich soil, its economy historically tethered to the bounty of the surrounding farms, with corn and soybeans standing as the silent, towering monarchs of the landscape. Though the days of booming railroads and bustling depots are a whisper in the wind, a quiet resilience defines Dawson. There are no grand monuments here, no clamoring universities, but a deep-seated pride in the enduring spirit of its people, a lineage connected to the pioneers who first broke this prairie ground. The occasional creak of a windmill against the wind, a sound as old as the land itself, serves as a constant reminder of the generations who have called Dawson home.

About This Dawson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dawson, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.131112, -95.830549. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Dawson and Richardson County.

Detailed location data for Dawson includes the ZIP code (68337), telephone area code (402), county seat of Richardson County (Falls City), and school district assignment (Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Dawson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.