Welcome to Dougherty ...

Dougherty is located in Alameda County<1>.

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

Dougherty was established in 1852.

Dougherty is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dougherty lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Dougherty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Dougherty: This one is located in Alameda County and the other is located in San Joaquin County.

Beyond California, there are 9 communities that are also named Dougherty - they are located in Georgia (2), Iowa, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dougherty.

Communities near Dougherty ...

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

• Fremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
  • Former names for Fremont:
  • Centerville
  • Irvington
  • Mission San Jose
  • Niles
  • Warm Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Hayward
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Hayward is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <4>
• Concord
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Livermore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• San Leandro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <4>
• San Ramon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon
  • San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ramon <4>
• Pleasanton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
• Alameda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <4>
• Milpitas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milpitas
  • Milpitas is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milpitas <4>
• Union City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
  • Former name for Union City:
  • Decoto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>

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 Dougherty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dougherty.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dougherty ...

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

Adding Dougherty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dougherty 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 Dougherty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dougherty post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dougherty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/