Dudley, Iowa

Dudley is the name of two ghost towns in Iowa, United States. One Dudley in Wapello County, one in Polk County.

Wapello County

Both 1908 and 1920 surveys of northwestern Wapello County have a post office located here. A sign on the former edge of town reads: "Population 12 and God only knows how many dogs and cats."

Polk County

The Polk County town of Dudley was destroyed by the Flood of 1851, many of its citizens relocated to Carlisle, Iowa.^[1]

References

^ The Flood of 1851 - Town of Dudley, Iowa, http://iowasurveyor.blogspot.com/2008/07/flood-of-1851-town-of-dudley-iowa.html

Municipalities and communities of Wapello County, Iowa, USA

County seat: Ottumwa

Cities	Agency Blakesburg Chillicothe Eddyville‡ Eldon Kirkville Ottumwa

Unincorporated communities	Bladensburg Dudley Farson

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

Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Iowa, USA

County seat: Des Moines

Cities	Alleman Altoona Ankeny Bondurant Carlisle‡ Clive‡ Des Moines‡ Elkhart Granger‡ Grimes‡ Johnston Mitchellville‡ Norwalk‡ Pleasant Hill Polk City Runnells Sheldahl‡ Urbandale‡ West Des Moines‡ Windsor Heights

CDP	Saylorville

Other communities	Avon Berwick Farrar

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