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Welcome to Doubleday ...

Doubleday is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doubleday, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Time Zone: Doubleday lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Doubleday: 641

Communities Also Named Doubleday ...

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

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

Communities near Doubleday ...

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

  • Osage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <3>
  • New Hampton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Nashua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Nora Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Springs
    • Nora Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora Springs <3>
  • Greene
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Riceville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Elma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Bremer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <3>
  • Rudd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doubleday ...

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

Adding Doubleday to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Doubleday 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 Doubleday was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Doubleday on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doubleday.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Doubleday - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.