Doddsville, Illinois

Doddsville is an unincorporated community in McDonough County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.^[1]

History

Doddsville was laid out in the 1830s by Samuel Dodds, and named for him.^[2] A post office was called Doddsville was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1903.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doddsville, Illinois
↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
↑ "McDonough County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

Municipalities and communities of McDonough County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Macomb

Cities	Bushnell Colchester Macomb

Villages	Bardolph Blandinsville Good Hope Industry Plymouth‡ Prairie City Sciota Tennessee

Townships	Bethel Blandinsville Bushnell Chalmers Colchester Eldorado Emmet Hire Industry Lamoine Macomb Mound New Salem Prairie City Sciota Scotland Tennessee Walnut

CDPs	Adair Georgetown

Other unincorporated communities	Colmar Doddsville Fandon New Philadelphia Pennington Point Scottsburg Walnut Grove

Ghost towns	Vishnu Springs

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°16′42″N 90°39′06″W / 40.27833°N 90.65167°W / 40.27833; -90.65167

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