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Welcome to West Fort Dodge ...

So far, we found very little information about West Fort Dodge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added West Fort Dodge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with West Fort Dodge, please Contact Us.

West Fort Dodge would have been located within present day Webster County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for West Fort Dodge: W. Ft. Dodge (or less commonly used: W. Frt. Dodge)

While the community is gone, the present day location for West Fort Dodge is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where West Fort Dodge was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where West Fort Dodge was located: 515

Communities near West Fort Dodge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Fort Dodge.

  • Humboldt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Manson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gowrie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dakota City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Badger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Otho
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Otho is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <4>
  • Lehigh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Duncombe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Callender
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Callender is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Fort Dodge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Fort Dodge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.