Dodd, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Tobin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47520. It stands on Millstone Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cannelton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1934 USGS Cannelton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Cannelton quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cannelton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Cannelton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Cannelton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Dodd between 1999 and 2016, burning about 466 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | BUS |
| 22 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | BAILER FIRE |
| 1 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | WALTRIP |
| 28 April 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ECHO |
| 19 April 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | INDIAN LAKE |
| 16 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ROCKY |
| 12 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SUPERFOOT'S NEIGHBOR |
| 18 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Hoosier National Forest | LOST FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dodd in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodd | - | There were trees down on Deer Creek Road near Cannelton. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Dodd | - | Heavy rainfall during the previous 2 to 3 weeks brought the Ohio River at Cannelton Lock and Dam into flood. The river crested at 47.33 feet during the morning hours of March 17th. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodd | - | Local law enforcement reported to the NWS that trees were downed due to severe thunderstorm winds over Shellflower Road. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauer | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Tobinsport | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Hardingrove | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Cannelton | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Fenn Haven | 5.7 miles | 22 | |
| Tell City | 6.7 miles | 22 | |
| Rome | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Lilly Dale | 6.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 452037. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









