Dawes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

Dawes County was formed in 1885.

It is the county seat of Dawes County, Nebraska.

Crawford is a city in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States.

Outside Magazine selected Dawes County, where Chadron is located, as one of the nation's top 100 counties in which to live.

After Dawes County was formed from the western portion of Sioux County, the post office's name and site changed to Crawford.

Brown and his family moved to Dawes County, Nebraska; with his wife's help, Brown continued to paint landscapes until his death in 1991.

Whitney is a village in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States.

Soon he was elected sheriff of Dawes County.

Marsland is an unincorporated community in southwestern Dawes County, Nebraska, United States.