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Welcome to Douro ...Douro is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas). Douro is located in Ector County<1>. The location of Douro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Douro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Douro is 3,080 feet [939 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Douro is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Douro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Douro is located in the (432) area code. Communities Also Named Douro ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Douro - it's located in Ontario. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Douro. Communities near Douro ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Douro.
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 Douro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Douro. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Douro. 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 Douro. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Douro. See our Newspapers Page for Douro. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douro ...Looking for more information about Douro? 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 Douro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Douro. Adding Douro to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Douro 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 Douro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Douro. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Douro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Ector County: www.co.ector.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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