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Welcome to Dodds ...

Dodds is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dodds, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Dodds is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Dodds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Dodds - they are located in Mississippi, Missouri (2), Quebec and Virginia.

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

Communities near Dodds ...

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

  • Dayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
  • Kettering
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Beavercreek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mason
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
  • Xenia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <3>
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Miamisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Springboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dodds ...

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

Adding Dodds to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dodds post office opened in 1881.

We also found Dodds in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dodds.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dodds - 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/