Welcome to Douglass ...

Douglass is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglass, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Douglass is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Douglass lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Douglass ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Douglass - they are located in Kansas (2), Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Douglass ...

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

• West Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Postville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <4>
• Sumner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Fayette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Calmar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
  • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <4>
• Fredericksburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Ossian
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• Elgin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Clermont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <4>
• Maynard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Maynard is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <4>

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 Douglass. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Douglass.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Douglass. 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 Douglass.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglass ...

Looking for more information about Douglass? 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 Douglass, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Douglass.

Adding Douglass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Douglass in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Douglass was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Douglass post office opened in 1850.

We also found Douglass in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglass.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/