Welcome to Doboy ...

So far, we found very little information about Doboy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Doboy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Doboy, please Contact Us.

Doboy would have been located within present day McIntosh County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doboy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Doboy had a population of 7,721 people.<3> (see below for details).

While the community is gone, the present day location for Doboy is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Doboy was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Doboy was located: 912

Communities near Doboy ...

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

• Brunswick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Glynn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Groveside Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
  • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
• Saint Simon Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Simon Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
  • Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
• Darien
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Darien is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darien <5>
• Blythe Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
  • Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
• Kings Terrace
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Terrace
  • Kings Terrace is located in Glynn County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 679 people
• Epworth Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
  • Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
• Shady Acres
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
  • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
• Meridian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in McIntosh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <5>
• Valona
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
  • Valona is located in McIntosh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valona <5>

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

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

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

Adding Doboy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Doboy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Doboy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Doboy post office opened in 1879.

We also found Doboy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doboy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/