Welcome to Doswell ...
Doswell is located in Hanover County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Doswell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Doswell is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Doswell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Doswell: 804 & 686<3>
The ZIP code for Doswell: 23047<4>
Communities Also Named Doswell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Doswell - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Doswell.
Communities near Doswell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Doswell.
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruther Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hewlett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hewlett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hewlett
- From Doswell to Hewlett
- Gwathmey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gwathmey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gwathmey
- From Doswell to Gwathmey
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Penola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Penola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Penola
- From Doswell to Penola
- Goodall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goodall
- From Doswell to Goodall
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuck Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Doswell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doswell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Doswell. 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 Doswell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Doswell. See our Newspapers Page for Doswell.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doswell ...
Looking for more information about Doswell? 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 Doswell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Doswell.
Adding Doswell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Doswell 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 Doswell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Doswell post office opened in 1899.
We also found Doswell on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Doswell.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Doswell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Doswell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Doswell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Doswell). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Doswell or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |