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Welcome to Douthat ...

Douthat is located in Ottawa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douthat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Douthat is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Douthat: 918 & 539<3>

Communities near Douthat ...

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

  • Joplin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
  • Miami
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Miami is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <4>
  • Baxter Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Columbus is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
  • Galena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
  • Seneca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
  • Fairland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Chetopa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chetopa is located in Labette County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetopa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chetopa <4>
  • Afton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Loma Linda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 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 Douthat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Douthat.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douthat ...

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

Adding Douthat to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Douthat post office opened in 1917. The Douthat post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Douthat.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Ottawa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Douthat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Douthat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Douthat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/