Local Wiki
Dawson County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month (Work Session 5:00 PM; Voting Session follows, no earlier than 6:00 PM).
- Meeting location
- 2nd Floor Assembly Room, Dawson County Government Center, 25 Justice Way, Dawsonville, GA 30534.
- Clerk of Superior Court
- JUSTIN POWER · 25 Justice Way, Suite 1302, Dawsonville, GA 30534 · (706) 344-3500 (FAX (706) 244-3511) · jpower@dawsoncounty.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.dawsoncountyga.gov/AgendaCenter
- Board of Commissioners
- 5-member Board of Commissioners: four district residency commissioners (Districts 1-4) plus a Chairman, all elected countywide at-large. Chairman: Billy Thurmond.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Dawson County · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
- Etowah Water and Sewer Authority · Special District · Water & Sewer
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)