Welcome to Douglas Center ...
Douglas Center is located in Marquette County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Douglas Center, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglas Center, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.
A typical abbreviation for Douglas Center: Douglas Ctr. (or less commonly used: Douglas Cen., Douglas Cent. or Douglas Cntr.)
Douglas Center is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Douglas Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Douglas Center ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Douglas Center.
- Baraboo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Portage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Lake Delton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Pardeeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Montello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - West Baraboo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Wyocena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Douglas Center.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Douglas Center. 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 Center.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglas Center. See our Newspapers Page for Douglas Center.
Adding Douglas Center to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Douglas Center 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 Douglas Center was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Douglas Center post office opened in 1861.
We also found Douglas Center in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglas Center.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Douglas Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marquette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Douglas Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |