Welcome to Doman ...
So far, we found very little information about Doman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Doman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Doman, please Contact Us.
Doman would have been located within present day Hardy County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Doman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Doman is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Doman was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Doman was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near Doman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Doman.
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
- Moorefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Moorefield is located in Hardy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorefield <5>
- Romney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Romney is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
- Wardensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
- Wardensville is located in Hardy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <5>
- Baker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Fort Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Lost City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lost City is located in Hardy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <5>
- Medley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
- Medley is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medley <5>
- Durgon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Junction is located in Hampshire 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 Doman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doman.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Doman. 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 Doman.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Doman. See our Newspapers Page for Doman.
Adding Doman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Doman in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Doman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Doman post office opened in 1884.
We also found Doman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Doman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 Doman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hardy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Doman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Doman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Doman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |