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Welcome to Doswell ...

Doswell is located in Effingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doswell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1915.

Doswell is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Doswell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Doswell: 912 & 565<3>

Communities Also Named Doswell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Doswell - it's located in Virginia.

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

Websites for Doswell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.effinghamcounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Doswell, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Doswell ...

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

  • Savannah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Statesborough
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
    • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Pooler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rincon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rincon is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <4>
  • Port Wentworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Port Wentworth Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
    • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
  • Garden City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardeeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Springfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doswell ...

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

Adding Doswell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Doswell 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 (so far) for Doswell was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doswell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Effingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Doswell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Doswell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Doswell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.