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History · Douglassville

Douglassville’s post office opened in 1854

Most of Douglassville was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973. Below: maps from 1910 on and the census since 1960.

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How Douglassville began

When was Douglassville founded?

1854

The Douglassville post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 172 in 19602020 census: 211172 years
Founding year: the first Douglassville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Douglassville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Douglassville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 282 in 1970; 211 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Douglassville’s history is told.

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People over time

Douglassville, census by census

01002003001960198020002020Peak: 282

Peaked at 282 in 1970; 211 people lived here in 2020.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Douglassville’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Douglassville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Douglassville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Douglassville is a town in Cass County, Texas, United States. The population was 229 at the 2010 census, up from 175 at the 2000 census. In 2020, its population was 211.

Its first post office opened in 1854. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 229 to 211 (-8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Douglassville, 1854 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1854Post officeThe Douglassville post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1910On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 282
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Douglassville on the map, 1910 to 1969

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Douglassville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Douglassville on the 1910 USGS mapDouglassville on the 1969 USGS map1910Linden sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Douglassville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Douglassville

Nobody well known was born in Douglassville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Scott JoplinAmerican composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1… · b. 1867
Ross PerotAmerican businessman and politician · b. 1930
Bessie ColemanAmerican aviator · b. 1892
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Molly QuinnAmerican actress · b. 1993
Joshua LoganAmerican stage and film director and writer · b. 1908
T-Bone WalkerAmerican blues guitarist, singer, songwriter an… · b. 1910

Questions about Douglassville’s history

What year was Douglassville founded?

The Douglassville post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.