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
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dodds
- ^ New Madrid, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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