Welcome to Douglas ...

Douglas is located in Calhoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Douglas is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Douglas: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Douglas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Douglas: This one is located in Calhoun County and the other is located in Tucker County.

Beyond West Virginia, 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, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington 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.

• Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Sutton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Sutton is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <5>
• Gassaway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
  • Gassaway is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <5>
• Grantsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Clay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
• Orma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
  • Orma is located in Calhoun County
• Arnoldsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
  • Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
• Clem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
  • Clem is located in Braxton County
• Shock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
  • Shock is located in Gilmer County
• Ira
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Ira is located in Clay 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.

Adding Douglas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Douglas 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 Douglas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Douglas post office opened in 1901.

We also found Douglas on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/