Welcome to Douglas ...

Douglas is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

Douglas is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Douglas is located in the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Douglas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Douglas - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Douglas ...

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

• Waxhaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
  • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <4>
• Lancaster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Kershaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
  • Kershaw is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kershaw <4>
• Great Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
• Van Wyck
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
  • Van Wyck is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wyck <4>
• Heath Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Springs
  • Heath Springs is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath Springs <4>
• Fort Lawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lawn
  • Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <4>
• Richburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
  • Richburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <4>
• Elgin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglas ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/