Welcome to Dodson ...
Dodson is located in Patrick County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dodson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Dodson is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dodson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Dodson: 276
Communities Also Named Dodson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Dodson - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana (2), New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee (2) and Texas (2).
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.
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charity
- From Dodson to Charity
- Elamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elamsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elamsville
- From Dodson to Elamsville
- Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prilliman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prilliman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prilliman
- From Dodson to Prilliman
- Bassett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ferrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 for Dodson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Dodson post office opened in 1886. The Dodson post office closed in 1937.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dodson.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Patrick, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |