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Welcome to Douglas ...

The city of Douglas is located in Coffee County<1> and is the County Seat for Coffee County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Douglas has a population of 11,673 people<2> (see below for details).

Douglas is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Douglas: 912

The ZIP codes for Douglas: 31533-31535<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Douglas had an population of 11,673 people. This is an increase of 0.72% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Douglas had a population of 11,589 people (which is 27.12% of the total population of Coffee County). This makes Douglas the county's most populous community.

The population of Douglas represents 0.12% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 69th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Douglas.

Communities Also Named Douglas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Douglas - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois (3), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Douglas ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.douglasga.org/

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

Communities near Douglas ...

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

  • Nicholls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Guysie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guysie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
    • Guysie is located in Bacon County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
  • Pearson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Willacoochee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willacoochee have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willacoochee
    • Willacoochee is located in Atkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willacoochee <5>
  • Broxton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Mora is located in Coffee County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mora
    • From Douglas to Mora
  • Ambrose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Denton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Green have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Green
    • West Green is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Green <5>
  • Wray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglas. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Douglas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglas ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Douglas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Douglas.

Adding Douglas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Douglas was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1863.

We also found Douglas in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglas.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Coffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Douglas.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Douglas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Douglas). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Douglas or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Douglas includes: 31533, 31534 & 31535.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.




 

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