Welcome to Doe Bay ...

Doe Bay is located in San Juan County<1>.

The location of Doe Bay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doe Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Doe Bay is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Doe Bay lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Doe Bay is within the (360) area code.

Communities near Doe Bay ...

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

• Bellingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
  • Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellingham <4>
• Anacortes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <4>
• Ferndale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Ferndale is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
• Friday Harbor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday Harbor
  • Friday Harbor is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friday Harbor <4>
• Urban
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
  • Urban is located in Skagit County
• Eastsound
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastsound
  • Eastsound is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastsound <4>
• Indian Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Indian Village is located in Skagit County
• Lummi Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi Island
  • Lummi Island is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lummi Island <4>
• Orcas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orcas
  • Orcas is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orcas <4>
• Decatur Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Island
  • Decatur Island is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur Island <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doe Bay ...

Looking for more information about Doe Bay? 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 Doe Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Doe Bay.

Adding Doe Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Doe Bay post office opened in 1881.

We also found Doe Bay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doe Bay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Doe Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/