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History in a Pecan ShellFirst
settled in the 1850s, settler John Douglass is the community’s namesake.
First settlers migrated from Alabama and Georgia and modeled their Red River community
after the plantations they left behind.
A post office was opened in 1854
and only closed in 1990 – a run of 136 years. In 1884 it had a population around
150 which slowly increased to 176 by 1900.
Most of the 20th Century history
of Douglassville is unavailable. The population in 1980 was given as 228 and the
1990 population was 192. |
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, May 2010 |
Douglassville Community Center
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, May 2010 | |
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