Dawson Springs, Kentucky

About Dawson Springs

Dawson Springs, KY is a small town located in southwestern Kentucky counting 2,254 people who proudly call it home.

Dawson Springs holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.84 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 587 residents per square mile.

📰 Dawson Springs News Today

• ‘Building back with strength’: Pre-K program expands to Dawson Springs, Ky. KFVS12 · Aug 6
• Pre-K Pilot Program expanding to Dawson Springs WFIE | 14 News · Aug 6
• Dawson Springs tornado survivors receive new homes nearly five years later Spectrum News · Aug 9
• Beshear speaks with Dawson Springs superintendent during Team Kentucky update Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW) · Aug 6
• Earl Wayne "Tractor Man" Cates Obituary (2026) - Dawson Springs, KY - Beshear Funeral Home - Dawson Springs Legacy obituary · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dawson Springs Unique

• The only place in America named Dawson Springs — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dawson Springs Museum & Art · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dawson Springs

• Pennyrile State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dawson Springs City Park reviews ★
• Jones-Keeney Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park reviews ★
• Riverside Park reviews ★
• Tradewater Park reviews ★
• Tradewater Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Veterans Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Dawson Springs

• DSISD Virtual Academy
• Dawson Springs Elementary
• Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dawson Springs

🏘️ Nearby Communities