Welcome to Douglas ...Douglas is located in Gibson County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglas, 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. Douglas is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Douglas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Douglas (for example, toward Winslow), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Codes for Douglas: 812 & 930<3> 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, Georgia, Illinois (3), 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. Communities near Douglas ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Douglas.
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. 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. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Douglas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Douglas was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglas. Footnotes ...
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