Dodo, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pike Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45344. The Survey maps it on the Donnelsville quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
14 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.
- 1904 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Donnelsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Donnelsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Donnelsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Donnelsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
In the 1881 county history
19,254 words on this townshipThe county history of 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Pike Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Pike Township - 19,254 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 215 shownMuseums hold 215 specimens collected within 10 miles of Dodo between 1897 and 1975: 186 Animalia, 16 Plantae, 9 Fungi, 3 Protozoa, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. N. Leeds, A. R. Gaufin, A.R. Gaufin, H.H. Ross and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Frullania eboracensis Gottsche | 1911 | Henry S. Jewett | Idlewood, northeast of Dayton, 0.5 to 6 ft. from ground |
![]() | Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. arbuscula (Berk. & Broome) Nann.-Bremek., 1975 | 1897 | Thaxter, R. | USA, Florida, Cocoanut Grove |
![]() | Mermis Dujardin, 1842 | 1897 | F. Johnston | New Carlisle |
![]() | Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | 1903 | not recorded | New Carlisle |
![]() | Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863 | 1916 | not recorded | Durbin |
![]() | Fissidens osmundoides Hedw. | 1929 | E. C. Leonard | Dibert Woods, 1.25 miles southeast of Thackery |
![]() | Chrosomus erythrogaster (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1930 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Mad River, no precise locality data; 4 miles north of Springfield, German township |
| Clinostomus elongatus (Kirtland, 1840) | 1930 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Mad River, no precise locality data; 4 miles north of Springfield, German township | |
| Exoglossum laurae (Hubbs, 1931) | 1930 | MB Trautman | Mad River, trib of the Great Miami River, 4 mi N of Springfield, German Twp | |
![]() | Parexoglossum hubbsi Trautman, 1931 | 1930 | M. Trautman | Ohio, Mad River, Clark County |
| Parexoglossum laurae Hubbs, 1931 | 1930 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Mad River, no precise locality data; 4 miles north of Springfield, German township | |
| Carychium exiguum (Say, 1822) | 1934 | not recorded | Enon |
All 215 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
4 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dodo: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Carlisle Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| New Carlisle Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| New Carlisle Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| New Carlisle Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Woods | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| North Hampton | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Willowick | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Windy Acres | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Funderberg (historical) | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| New Carlisle | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Anlo | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Dialton | 4.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064544. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.





















