Welcome to Dozier ...

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

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

Dozier would have been located within present day Miller County<2>.

The location of Dozier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dozier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dozier is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Dozier (for example, toward Columbia (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Dozier would have been located in the (229) area code.

Communities Also Named Dozier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dozier - they are located in Alabama, California, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Dozier ...

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

• Douglass Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
  • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
• Douglasville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Douglasville is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
• Cedar Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <5>
• Hawkinstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
  • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
• Blakely
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Early County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <5>
• Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
• Hentown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
  • Hentown is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
• Donalsonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalsonville
  • Donalsonville is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donalsonville <5>
• Colquitt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colquitt
  • Colquitt is located in Miller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colquitt <5>
• Arlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <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 Dozier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dozier.

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

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

Adding Dozier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dozier 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 Dozier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dozier post office opened in 1894.

We also found Dozier on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dozier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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