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Dodds

Ghost town · Woodbury County, Iowa

Lawton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Lawton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dodds is a ghost town in Woodbury County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Woodbury County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dodds as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.4889° N, 96.1920° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,157 ft
Nearest living townLawton, IA
Distance to it0.9 miles
Coordinates42.48888, -96.19197

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What's there now

Dodds is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lawton, IA (population 906), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,157 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dodds?

Dodds is in Woodbury County, Iowa, at 42.4889, -96.1920.

How many ghost towns are in Woodbury County?

Woodbury County, Iowa has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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