Welcome to Dogwood ...

Dogwood is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dogwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Dogwood is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dogwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Dogwood (for example, toward Tell City), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Dogwood: (812)

Communities Also Named Dogwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Dogwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), Illinois, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dogwood.

Communities near Dogwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dogwood.

• Louisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <3>
• New Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <3>
• Shively
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <3>
• Georgetown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
• Corydon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <3>
• Brandenburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
  • Brandenburg is located in Meade County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <3>
• Irvington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <3>
• Heritage Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
  • Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Former name for Heritage Creek:
  • Minor Lane Heights
• Greenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Muldraugh
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
  • Muldraugh is located in Meade County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dogwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dogwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dogwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dogwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dogwood. See our Newspapers Page for Dogwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dogwood ...

Looking for more information about Dogwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dogwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dogwood.

Adding Dogwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dogwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dogwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dogwood post office opened in 1890.

We also found Dogwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dogwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dogwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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