Douglas County, Missouri
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 1 listed property in the county, first listed in 2003. Most listings are in or near Ava.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP0 of 1 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
1 listed property
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Ava Ranger Station Historic District | Ava | 2003 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBDouglas was formed in 1857 (1857-10-29) from Ozark.
DOUGLAS created from OZARK.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusDouglas County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,414 | 7,753 | 16,802 | 15,436 | 15,600 | 12,638 | 9,653 | 11,594 | 13,084 | 11,578 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS72 cemeteries and 7 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 72 of 72 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Arden Cemetery |
| Arno Cemetery |
| Ava Cemetery |
| Billingsly Cemetery |
| Bittick Cemetery |
| Boulders Fork Cemetery |
| Bragg Cemetery |
| Burdett Cemetery |
| Butler Cemetery |
| Call - Sprague Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Capp Cemetery |
| Clever Creek Cemetery |
| Clifty Cemetery |
| Comer Cemetery |
| Cox Cemetery |
| Coy Cemetery |
| Cudworth Cemetery |
| Daily Cemetery |
| Denney Cemetery |
| Dixon Cemetery |
| Dobbs Cemetery |
| Dyer Cemetery |
| Ellison Cemetery |
| Fannon Cemetery |
| Fish Cemetery |
| Frye Cemetery |
| Goodhope Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Harris Cemetery |
| Henderson Cemetery |
| Herrell Cemetery |
| Hilo Cemetery |
| Holt Cemetery |
| Horner Cemetery |
| Huffman Cemetery |
| Huffman Cemetery |
| Innman Cemetery |
| Jenkins Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Keith Cemetery |
| Lakey Cemetery |
| Laurie Hubbard Cemetery |
| Livingston Cemetery |
| Loftin Cemetery |
| Maggard Cemetery |
| Mathis Cemetery |
| McKnight Cemetery |
| Mills Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| Penner Cemetery |
| Pleasant Mound Cemetery |
| Ritter Cemetery |
| Roper Cemetery |
| Shiloh Cemetery |
| Spring Creek Cemetery |
| Stamper Cemetery |
| Stark Cemetery |
| Stillings Cemetery |
| Strunk Cemetery |
| Summers Cemetery |
| Swearengin Cemetery |
| Tedrick Cemetery |
| Thornton - Roosevelt Cemetery |
| Tower Hill Cemetery |
| Vanzant Cemetery |
| Wallace Cemetery |
| Watterson Cemetery |
| Whites Creek Cemetery |
| Yates Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 7 of 7
| Name |
|---|
| Biggs |
| Hilo |
| Johns Mills |
| Omba |
| Rippee |
| Sedan |
| Tedrick |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Civil War battlefields nearby
ABPPAmerican Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.
| Battlefield | Study acres | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Hartville | 641 | 33.4 km |
Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).
Historical markers
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