Welcome to Douglass ...

The city of Douglass is located in Butler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglass, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Douglass has a population of 1,660 people<3> (see below for details).

Douglass is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Douglass: (316)

The ZIP code for Douglass: 67039<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Douglass had an population of 1,660 people. This is a decrease of 2.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Douglass had a population of 1,700 people. This makes Douglass the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Douglass represents 0.06% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 139th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,700 people, the population of Douglass decreased 6.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,813 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Douglass.

Communities Also Named Douglass ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Douglass: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Linn County.

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

• Derby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
• Andover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
  • Andover has also been known as:
  • Cloud City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <6>
• Winfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Cowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <6>
• Haysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Haysville is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysville <6>
• Augusta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <6>
• Mulvane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulvane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
  • Mulvane is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulvane <6>
• Rose Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rose Hill is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <6>
• Belle Plaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <6>
• Towanda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
  • Towanda is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <6>
• Oxford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Former name for Oxford:
  • Hapawalla
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Douglass post office opened in 1868.

We also found Douglass in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Butler County: www.bucoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/