Dawson, MD

Dawson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. The 2010 census counted 103 residents. Dawson is on U.S. Route 220, 3 miles northeast of Keyser, West Virginia, and 17 miles southwest of Cumberland. Dawson is situated along the northwest bank of the North Branch Potomac River, which forms the Maryland–West Virginia border. Dawson makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Dawson is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place.