Welcome to Fort Douglas ...
Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Douglas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Douglas: Ft. Douglas
Fort Douglas is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Douglas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Fort Douglas: 479
Communities Also Named Fort Douglas ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Douglas - it's located in Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Douglas.
Communities near Fort Douglas ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Douglas.
- Clarksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
- Lamar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Deer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
- Deer is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer <3>
- Ozone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
- Ozone is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozone <3>
- Strawberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Hagarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Silex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Swain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Ludwig
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Ludwig is located in Johnson 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 Fort Douglas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Douglas.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Douglas.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Douglas. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Douglas.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Douglas ...
Looking for more information about Fort 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 Fort Douglas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Douglas.
Adding Fort Douglas to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort 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 Fort Douglas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Fort Douglas post office opened in 1875.
We also found Fort Douglas on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Douglas.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Douglas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Douglas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |