Welcome to Doss ...

Doss is located in Dent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doss, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Doss is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Doss: (573)

Communities Also Named Doss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Doss - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Doss ...

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

• Salem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Dent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
• Bunker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
  • Bunker is located in Dent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <3>
• Darien
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Darien is located in Dent County
• Jack
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Jack is located in Dent County
• Jadwin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
  • Jadwin is located in Dent County
• Akers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Akers is located in Shannon County
• Sligo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Sligo is located in Dent County
• Coulstone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coulstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Coulstone is located in Dent County
• Boss
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
  • Boss is located in Dent County
• Cook Station
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
  • Cook Station is located in Crawford County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doss ...

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

Adding Doss to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Doss 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 Doss was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Doss post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doss.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/