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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Doans (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Doans. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Doans is located in Wilbarger County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilbarger County: Jackson (OK), Tillman (OK), Baylor, Foard, Hardeman & Wichita.

Below are the counties that are near Doans. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doans:

  • Wilbarger County     (The home county of Doans)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doans, with the one closest to Doans listed first.
    • Fargo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Fargo is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • White City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Odell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tolbert ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
    • Vernon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>
    • Oklaunion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Elliott is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Lockett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lockett is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett
    • Harrold
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Foard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doans, with the one closest to Doans listed first.
    • Rayland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rayland is located in Foard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
    • Thalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Thalia is located in Foard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
    • Margaret
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Margaret is located in Foard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Hardeman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doans, with the one closest to Doans listed first.
    • Chillicothe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
    • Quanah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Wichita County
    • Electra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doans, with the one closest to Doans listed first.
    • Hess
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Hess is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
    • Elmer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elmer is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <1>
    • Humphreys
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Humphreys is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
    • Olustee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Olustee is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olustee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olustee <1>
    • Headrick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Altus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Altus is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <1>
    • Victory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Victory is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Friendship
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Friendship is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Eldorado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Martha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Martha is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martha <1>
    • Duke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East Duke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Duke is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Kiowa County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doans, with the one closest to Doans listed first.
    • Snyder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Snyder is located in Kiowa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <1>
    • Mountain Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tillman County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doans, with the one closest to Doans listed first.
    • Tipton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tipton is located in Tillman County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <1>
    • Davidson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Frederick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Manitou
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Manitou is located in Tillman County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou <1>
    • Hollister
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Loveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doans, see our County-by-County Page for Doans.

Cemeteries Near Doans ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doans.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Doans - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doans covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doans, with the one closest to Doans listed first.

  • Fargo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fargo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Odell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318 <3>
  • Hess Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tolbert Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boggy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frederick Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Elmer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tipton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastview Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastview Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Vernon.
    • The Eastview Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Eastview Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #157339 <3>
  • Francis Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Olustee Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chillicothe Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Doans had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Doans, with the one closest to Doans listed first.

  • Hess
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hess is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
  • Tolbert ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
  • Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>
  • Chillicothe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oklaunion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Altus
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Altus is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <1>
  • Harrold
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rayland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rayland is located in Foard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
  • Victory
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Victory is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Eldorado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Martha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Martha is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martha <1>
    • Quanah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Duke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Thalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Thalia is located in Foard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doans. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doans.

Newspapers Published in Doans ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doans.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doans, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doans.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Doans:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Doans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Doans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.