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36.789747, -90.091579
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We found 33 communities that share the name Dudley.
Within Missouri, the name Dudley is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Tuscaloosa County
This Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Dudley.
California
Yolo County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Dudley [Yolo County].
Colorado
Park County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Dudley [Park County].
Georgia
Laurens County
This Dudley is located in Laurens County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Dudley.
Idaho
Kootenai County
This Dudley is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Dudley.
Illinois
Edgar County
This Dudley is located in Edgar County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Dudley.
Effingham County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Dudley [Effingham County].
Indiana
Monroe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Dudley [Monroe County].
Iowa
Wapello County
This Dudley is located in Wapello County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wapello County community of Dudley.
Kansas
Neosho County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dudley [Neosho County].
Osborne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dudley [Osborne County].
Maine
Aroostook County
This Dudley is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Dudley.
Massachusetts
Worcester County
This Dudley is located in Worcester County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Dudley.
Michigan
Missaukee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dudley [Missaukee County].
Minnesota
Lyon County
This Dudley is located in Lyon County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Dudley.
Nebraska
Fillmore County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Dudley [Fillmore County].
New Jersey
Camden County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Dudley [Camden County].
North Carolina
Wayne County
This Dudley is located in Wayne County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Dudley.
Ohio
Champaign County
This Dudley is located in Champaign County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Dudley.
Hardin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dudley [Hardin County].
Oklahoma
Lincoln County
This Dudley is located in Lincoln County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the west of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Dudley.
Ontario
This Dudley lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
Oregon
Jackson County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Dudley [Jackson County].
Pennsylvania
Butler County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Dudley [Butler County].
Huntingdon County
This Dudley is located in Huntingdon County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Dudley.
South Carolina
Chesterfield County
This Dudley is located in Chesterfield County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Dudley.
South Dakota
Fall River County
This Dudley is located in Fall River County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Dudley.
Tennessee
Montgomery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dudley [Montgomery County].
Texas
Callahan County
This Dudley is located in Callahan County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callahan County community of Dudley.
Virginia
Halifax County
This Dudley is located in Halifax County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the east of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Dudley.
Washington
Kittitas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Dudley [Kittitas County].
West Virginia
Cabell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Dudley [Cabell County].
Wisconsin
Lincoln County
This Dudley is located in Lincoln County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the north of the Dudley that is located in Stoddard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Dudley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dudley ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Bethany (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Dudley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dudley and extending to:
Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Stoddard County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dudley to Bloomfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dudley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dudley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7897, Longitude: -90.0916 In this case, the coordinates for Dudley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Dudley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
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 Dudley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Dudley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.917 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.325 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.005 degrees.