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Welcome to Dougherty ...

Dougherty is located in Dawson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dougherty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Dougherty is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dougherty: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Dougherty ...

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

Beyond Georgia, there are 9 communities that are also named Dougherty - they are located in California (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.

  • Gainesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gainesville Mills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
    • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
  • Sugar Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Buford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <4>
  • Willow ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
  • Gaines Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
    • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
  • Flowery Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dahlonega
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumming
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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.<6>

From that list, the Dougherty post office opened in 1881.

We also found Dougherty on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dougherty.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Dawson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dougherty - 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Dougherty area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Dougherty 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/