Dopp is an

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in the town of Belmont in Portage County,

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Geography

Dopp is located in central Wisconsin approximately nine miles east of

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, or four miles north of Wild Rose. Dopp rests on the intersection of Portage County Road AA, and Wisconsin State Highway 22. Wisconsin State Highway 22 in Portage County is a two mile stretch of road between

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and Waushara County. (Lat: 44° 15' 08.1", Lon: -89° 14' 40.9")

Local information

Dopp was named for the family which had settled in the region. At one time, Dopp featured two schools, a post office, church, and cemetery. Currently, only the church and cemetery still stand - but without congregation. Today, Dopp has a large Dairy Farm (the Dopp Dairy Domain) and the Wisconsin Spray Millet Corporation for industry, still surrounded by rural housing. Many descendants of the Dopp family still reside in the area. Some consider Dopp and Heffron to be closely related, because of their proximity, both are linked by the local snowmobile trail, and association with nearb
Emmons Creek Fishery Area
Dopp can be distinguished by its association t
Pearl Creek

Notable people

Dopp was the childhood home of

Katharine Elizabeth Dopp Katharine Elizabeth Dopp (''first name sometimes misspelt as'' "Katherine", ''and signed her books of fiction as'' "Katharine E. Dopp") (b. March 1, 1863 in Portage County, Wisconsin, Portage County, Wisconsin – d. March 14, 1944 in Chicag ...

, former Dean of the Chicago Normal School (which later became part of the

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Notes

External links

Community profile from the Portage County Historical SocietyUniversity of Wisconsin - Stevens Point's Archives of Belmont Township, Wisconsin
{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Portage County, Wisconsin