Dodd is an unincorporated community in Castro County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 15 in 2000.
Dodd, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 34°20′6″N 102°28′43″W / 34.33500°N 102.47861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Castro |
| Elevation | 3,806 ft (1,160 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 806 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379670[1] |
History edit
Dodd was named for a family of local settlers in the early 1900s. The settlement had a store, a grain elevator, and a gin serving 35 people from the 1970s to 1990. Its population went down to 15 in 2000.[2]
A mausoleum can be found in a private cemetery in northern Dodd. It is said to be the grave of someone named I.D. Beasley.[3]
Geography edit
Dodd is located on Farm to Market Road 303, 18 mi (29 km) southwest of Dimmitt in the southwestern corner of Castro County.[2]
Education edit
Schoolchildren in Dodd attended Big Square school, located north of the community, until 1945 when it joined the Dimmitt and Springlake-Earth School Districts.[2]
Today, the community is served by the Springlake-Earth Independent School District.
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dodd, Texas
- ^ a b c Dodd, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ "Dodd, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-25.