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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Dodds, Missouri

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

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.

History

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

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dodds
  2. ^ New Madrid, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  3. ^ "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