Welcome to Dodge ...

Dodge is located in Washoe County<1>.

Dodge is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Dodge is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Dodge: 775

Communities Also Named Dodge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Dodge - they are located in Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dodge ...

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

• Fernley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fernley is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernley
  • Estimated population in 2015: 19,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernley <3>
• Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
• Olinghouse ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
• Thisby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Thisby is located in Storey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
• Clark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark is located in Storey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Nixon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Nixon is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <3>
• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Darwin is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• Hazen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazen is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
• Silver Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Silver Springs is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <3>
• Diatom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Diatom is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dodge ...

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

Adding Dodge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dodge 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 Dodge was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dodge.