Dodd City, Texas - 150 years

Sept. 8, 1873 – Sept. 8, 2023

10th in a series by Andy & Sherri Weeks

"Happy 150th birthday!"

Dodd City, Texas -- We owe a huge debt of gratitude to our founders: Edmund Hall and Elizabeth Garnett Dodd, Texas & Pacific Railway Company and the thousands of citizens during the last 150 years who have helped create our town. We ask a blessing on the present citizens who are shaping, and will continue to shape, our town in the future.

This picture was taken in the 1930s from the west side of South Main Street in Dodd City looking northeast:

1. The second hotel across what is now Hwy. 56

2. Depot

3. gas station

4. Livery stable/gas station across Hwy 56

5. Grocery stores, First National Bank, Post Office, Mason’s Hall and Hardware stores were just some of the businesses on the west side.*

There is a lot of history that is available to us online about our town and its people. Through the years the family stories that come out are amazing to put together.

Below are some places to search for our Dodd City history:

The Portal to Texas History: https://texashistory.unt.edu/

Fannin County GenWeb: https://www.txfannin.org/cemeteries

Family, church, town history and more!

Fannin County Historical Commission https://www.fannincountyhistory.org/education

Dodd City Yearbooks: 1920 Gold Bug; 1920 though 1994 except 1945 & 1963. If you know anyone who has these please email us at DoddCity1873@gmail.com.

The History of Fannin County, Texas by W. A. Carter
Dodd City Maxey Camp #281 Journal (Local Civil War veterans info)

*pg. 27- Millard Brent’s The History of Dodd City, Texas available at: Fannin County Museum of History