Welcome to Doublehead ...

Doublehead is located in Chambers County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doublehead, 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.

Doublehead is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Doublehead: (334)

Communities near Doublehead ...

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

• Lanett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanett
  • Lanett is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanett <4>
• Roanoke
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• West Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• LaFayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • LaFayette is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <4>
• Sunny Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
  • Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
• Wedowee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
  • Wedowee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <4>
• Wadley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
  • Wadley is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <4>
• Daviston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daviston
  • Daviston is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daviston <4>
• Woodland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <4>
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 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 Doublehead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doublehead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doublehead ...

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

Adding Doublehead to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Doublehead on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doublehead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chambers County: www.chamberscounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/