Welcome to Doughton ...

So far, we found very little information about Doughton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Doughton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Doughton, please Contact Us.

Doughton would have been located within present day Trumbull County<2>.

The location of Doughton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doughton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Doughton is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Doughton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Doughton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Doughton - they are located in Kentucky and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Doughton ...

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

• Youngstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <5>
• Warren
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• New Castle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Niles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <5>
• Hermitage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
• Sharon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <5>
• Struthers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <5>
• Girard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>
• Campbell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <5>
• Grove City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <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 Doughton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doughton.

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

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

Adding Doughton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doughton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/