Welcome to Dougherty ...

Dougherty is located in Dawson County<1>.

The location of Dougherty has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dougherty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Dougherty is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dougherty lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Dougherty: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Dougherty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Dougherty: This one is located in Dawson County and the other is located in Dougherty County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 9 communities that are also named Dougherty - they are located in California (2), Iowa, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dougherty.

Communities near Dougherty ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dougherty.

• Gainesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Gainesville Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Sugar Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <5>
• Buford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <5>
• Willow ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
• Gaines Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
  • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
• Flowery Branch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Branch
  • Flowery Branch is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowery Branch <5>
• Dahlonega
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
  • Dahlonega is located in Lumpkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlonega <5>
• Cumming
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
  • Cumming is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <5>
• Oakwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dougherty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dougherty.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dougherty. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dougherty.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dougherty. See our Newspapers Page for Dougherty.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dougherty ...

Looking for more information about Dougherty? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dougherty, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dougherty.

Adding Dougherty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dougherty in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dougherty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dougherty post office opened in 1881.

We also found Dougherty on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dougherty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dougherty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/