Welcome to Doster ...

Doster is primarily located in Barry County<1>. A portion of Doster extends into Allegan County.

We aren't confident of the location of Doster, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Doster is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Doster is within the boundaries of the (269) area code.

Communities Also Named Doster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Doster: This one is located in Barry County and the other is located in Allegan County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 3 communities that are also named Doster - they are located in Alabama and Kansas.

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

Communities near Doster ...

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

• Kalamazoo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalamazoo <4>
• Portage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Hastings
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Allegan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
  • Allegan is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegan <4>
• Wayland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
• Otsego
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
  • Otsego is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otsego <4>
• Plainwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainwell
  • Plainwell is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainwell <4>
• Middleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
  • Middleville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <4>
• Galesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <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 Doster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doster.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doster ...

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

Adding Doster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Doster 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 Doster was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Doster in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Doster post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/