Dawson TX
What is going on in Dawson, and what has gone on.
Local businesses
Going on now
What has gone on
Getting things done in Dawson
City Hall
Address112 N. Main Street, Dawson, TX 76639
MailingP.O. Box 400, Dawson, TX 76639-0400TML City Officials Directory
Phone254-578-1515
Municipal court254-578-1127
OpenMonday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. May close 12 to 1.
Councilsecond Tuesday of the month, 6 p.m., at City HallCity of Dawson
Elected officialsMayor Stephen Sanders. Mayor Pro-Tem Darrell Stevenson. Council Members Doug Woods, Matthew Machner, Chuck Raines and Christian Martinez. The city's council page →the city's council page
City staffCity Secretary Amber Mixon. Municipal Judge Jackie Freeland. Court Clerk Brooklyn McAnally. Police Chief Scott Sykora. Water Superintendent Chris Foley.the city's personnel page
Water and sewerCall the main number.City of Dawson
Fire and emergency
EmergencyCall 911.
DepartmentDawson Volunteer Fire Department Station and directions →
Community information last reviewed 17 September 2026.
For official city business: cityofdawsontx.com.
The schools
Dawson ISD
Elementary, junior high and high school.
The churches
First Baptist Church
Service times
Sundayclasses 9:45 a.m., worship 11 a.m.
Wednesdayfamily night meal 6 p.m.
Dawson Church of Christ
P.O. Box 282, Dawson, TX 76639 · 254-578-1244
Service times
Sundayclasses 9:30 a.m., worship 10:50 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Wednesday6:30 p.m.
Call to confirm.
Texas Directory of the Churches of Christ
What the town keeps going
The volunteer fire department, the post office, a Masonic lodge older than the town, and a charity raising money for downtown.
Dawson Volunteer Fire Department
97 N. Main Street · P.O. Box 428 · 254-578-3241
Dawg Days of Dawson
281-734-2253
Check its Facebook page for event dates.
A registered charity, not only an event — it runs events for the town and raises money for downtown improvements.
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It puts on an open car show and an annual Farm Days at the city park.
Post office
108 N. Main Street
Hours
Monday to Friday8 a.m. to noon
Saturday8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Call to confirm hours.
a postal directory
Dawson Lodge No. 155, A.F. & A.M.
115 N. Main Street · 903-673-2584
Hours
Stated meetingSecond Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m.
Meal6:30 p.m.
Chartered in 1855 at Spring Hill, twenty-six years before Dawson existed.
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When the railroad passed Spring Hill by in 1881 the merchants moved here, and the lodge moved with them.
From the record
Civic records: Postmasters since 1962 →
Historical markers here: Battle Creek Burial Ground · Braniff International Flight 352 · Britton Dawson Home · Dr. George Washington Hill · Former Site of Liberty Hill Settlement · Lawrence Family Cemetery · Navarro Mills Community · Near Site of Trading Post of Dr. George Washington Hill · Spring Hill · Town of Dawson · Trading Post of Dr. G. W. Hill
All 171 markers in Navarro County and Hubbard, on a map →Dawson is one of six towns on Blackland TX, the record of five small towns in Navarro County and one across the Hill County line, and of the crossroads between them.
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