Dudley, Iowa

Dudley is the name of a ghost town in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. One Dudley in Wapello County, one in Polk 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."

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Municipalities and communities of Wapello County, Iowa, United States County seat: Ottumwa Cities Agency Blakesburg Chillicothe Eddyville‡ Eldon Kirkville Ottumwa Townships Adams Agency Cass Center Columbia Competine Dahlonega Green Highland Keokuk Pleasant Polk Richland Washington Unincorporated communities Bladensburg Dudley Farson Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties