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Welcome to Doole ...

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

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


Doole was located in Hill Country.

Doole would have been located within present day McCulloch County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Doole is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Doole was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Doole was located: 325

Communities Also Named Doole ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Doole: This one is located in McCulloch County and the other is located in Concho County.

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

Communities near Doole ...

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

  • Eden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden is located in Concho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
  • Melvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
  • Pear Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Waldrip
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
  • Gouldbusk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lohn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Voss
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Doole to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Doole post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doole.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Doole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including McCulloch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Doole - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/