Welcome to Doster ...

Doster is located in Barbour County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Doster is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Doster lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Doster (for example, toward Fort Gaines (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Doster is located in the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Doster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Doster - they are located in Kansas and Michigan (2).

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.

• Ozark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Brundidge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
  • Brundidge is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <4>
• Clio
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
  • Clio is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>
• Ariton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
  • Ariton is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
• Louisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
• Banks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Banks is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <4>
• Blue Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
• Phillips Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
  • Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
• Tennille
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
  • Tennille is located in Pike County
• Arguta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
  • Arguta is located in Dale 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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Doster post office opened in 1912.

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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/