Dawson is a village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 148 at the 2020 census. Dawson was originally known as Noraville, and under the latter name was platted in 1872 when the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad was extended to that point. The name Noraville caused considerable strife among the town's residents, wh…Dawson is a village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 148 at the 2020 census. Dawson was originally known as Noraville, and under the latter name was platted in 1872 when the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad was extended to that point. The name Noraville caused considerable strife among the town's residents, who insisted on calling their town Dawson, after Joshua Dawson, an early settler.
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