Welcome to Douglas ...

So far, we found very little information about Douglas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Douglas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Douglas, please Contact Us.

Douglas would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Douglas is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Douglas was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Douglas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Douglas: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Putnam County.

Beyond Ohio, 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), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, 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.

• Wooster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <4>
• Medina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Barberton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <4>
• Wadsworth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <4>
• New Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
• Norton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Orrville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
  • Orrville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <4>
• Fairlawn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Fairlawn is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <4>
• Rittman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittman
  • Rittman is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rittman <4>
• Canal Fulton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Fulton
  • Canal Fulton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Fulton <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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/