Welcome to Douglass ...

Douglass is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Douglass is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglass, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Douglass is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Douglass lies within the (936) area code.

The ZIP code for Douglass: 75943<3>

Communities Also Named Douglass ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Douglass: This one is located in Nacogdoches County and the other is located in Red River County.

Beyond Texas, there are 11 communities that are also named Douglass - they are located in Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina 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.

• Nacogdoches
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
  • Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <4>
• Rusk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <4>
• Alto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
• Wells
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Cushing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <4>
• Appleby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Reklaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <4>
• Nat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
  • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
• Looneyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
• Alazan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
  • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Douglass, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Douglass in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Douglass post office opened in 1839.

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 Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/