Dodds, Missouri

Dodds is an unincorporated community in New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route D between Catron and Lilbourn. New Madrid lies 7.5 miles to the east. The St. Louis Southwestern Railway passes just north of the community.[2]

History

Variant names were Dodds Spur", "Sky" and "Warrington".[1] The community has the name of E. M. Dodd, a railroad official.[3] The local post office was called "Spurdod".[3] The Spurdod post office opened and closed in 1918.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dodds
  2. ^ New Madrid, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  3. ^ a b "New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

36°36′07″N 89°40′26″W / 36.6020033°N 89.6739697°W / 36.6020033; -89.6739697


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