Welcome to Douglass ...

Douglass is located in Fairfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglass, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Douglass is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Douglass: (803)

Websites for Douglass ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Douglass, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Douglass ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Douglass - they are located in Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Douglass ...

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

• Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Winnsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Carlisle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Ridgeway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <4>
• Pomaria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
  • Pomaria is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <4>
• Peak
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Peak is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>
• Jenkinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <4>
• Woodward
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
  • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
• Adger
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
  • Adger is located in Fairfield County
• Monticello
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Fairfield 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 Douglass. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Douglass.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglass ...

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

Adding Douglass to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Douglass post office opened in 1899.

We also found Douglass on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglass.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/