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History · Dodson Branch

Dodson Branch’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Dodson Branch is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 1,044 as of the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,074 to 1,160 (+8%). Half of its homes were built before 1999.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dodson Branch yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Dodson Branch

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JJ RedickJJ RedickCookeville · 12 miJames ComerJames ComerCarthage · 23 miWalter Dee HuddlestonWalter Dee HuddlestonBurkesville · 34 miBen GarantBen GarantCookeville · 12 miSamuel B. MaxeySamuel B. MaxeyTompkinsville · 28 miJohn W. RoseJohn W. RoseCookeville · 12 mi
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Dodson Branch, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Dodson Branch is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Dodson Branch has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Jackson County High School in Gainesboro, 7.4 miles away.

Dodson Branch and the nearest listed places

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Jackson County High SchoolGainesboro Historic DistrictGainesboro Residential Historic DistrictAlgood Methodist ChurchScience Building, TheHenderson Hall

Closest to Dodson Branch

Jackson County High SchoolGainesboro · Built 19397.4miGainesboro Historic DistrictGainesboro · District7.5miGainesboro Residential Historic DistrictGainesboro · District7.6miAlgood Methodist ChurchAlgood · Built 18999.6miScience Building, TheCookeville · Built 19299.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Jackson County High School’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Gainesboro📜 Algood📜 Cookeville📜 Livingston
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