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Welcome to Dodgeland ...

Dodgeland is located in Butte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dodgeland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Dodgeland is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dodgeland lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Dodgeland: 530

Communities near Dodgeland ...

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

  • Chico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <3>
  • Oroville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gridley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willows
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bigg's
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Butte City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Butte County
  • Nelson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Afton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Glenn County

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 Dodgeland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dodgeland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dodgeland. 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 Dodgeland.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dodgeland ...

Looking for more information about Dodgeland? 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 Dodgeland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dodgeland.

Adding Dodgeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dodgeland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dodgeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dodgeland post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dodgeland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dodgeland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/