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Welcome to Dodson ...

Dodson is located in White County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dodson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Dodson is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dodson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Dodson (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Dodson: 931

Communities Also Named Dodson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Dodson: This one is located in White County and the other is located in Roane County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 12 communities that are also named Dodson - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana (2), New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Dodson ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Newton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Pikeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spencer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Doyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Doyle is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Pleasant Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Burnett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Burnett is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
    • Estimated population in 2014: 418 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 Dodson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dodson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dodson ...

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

Adding Dodson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dodson post office opened in 1879. The Dodson post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dodson.

Footnotes ...

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