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Welcome to Dodon ...

Dodon is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dodon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Dodon is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Dodon ...

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

  • Bowie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
  • Annapolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Laurel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
  • Greenbelt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <3>
  • Hyattsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Carrollton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bladensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Rainier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Riverdale Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dodon ...

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

Adding Dodon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dodon 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 (so far) for Dodon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dodon post office opened in 1895. The Dodon post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dodon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dodon - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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