Name derivation:Named in honor of William C. Dawson, who served in both the U. S. House and Senate.
Acquisition: Treaty of New Echota
Taken from: Gilmer County, Lumpkin County
Counties created from:None
Cities: Dawsonville (county seat)

Web sites:
National Register of Historic Places in Dawson County, Georgia
Archives of Dawson County, Georgia
Dade County, Georgia, links