Welcome to Douglaston ...

Douglaston is located in Queens County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Douglaston, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglaston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Douglaston is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Douglaston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Douglaston ...

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

• New York
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
• Jersey City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
• New Rochelle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
• Union City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Mount Vernon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• White Plains
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• Hempstead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <4>
• West New York
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglaston ...

Looking for more information about Douglaston? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Douglaston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Douglaston.

Adding Douglaston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Douglaston post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglaston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/