Welcome to Douglas ...

Douglas is located in Olmsted County<1>.

The location of Douglas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Douglas is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Douglas is located in the (507) area code.

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), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), 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.

• Rochester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Kasson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
  • Kasson is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <4>
• Stewartville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
  • Stewartville is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartville <4>
• Byron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
• Zumbrota
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
  • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <4>
• Pine Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <4>
• Dodge Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
  • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <4>
• Eyota
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
  • Eyota is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eyota <4>
• Oronoco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <4>
• Mantorville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantorville
  • Mantorville is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantorville <4>

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 for Douglas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Douglas post office opened in 1878.

We also found Douglas in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Olmsted County: www.olmstedcounty.com/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/