Douglas

History

Douglas was first settled in the mid-19th century. Its first school was built in 1898, followed by Douglas Academy in 1909.

Geography

Douglas is located in southern Marshall County. The town is concentrated around the intersection of State Route 75 and State Route 168, southwest of Albertville, west of Boaz, and northeast of Snead. Guntersville Lake lies to the north. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Douglas has a total area of , of which , or 0.24%, are water. Douglas sits at above sea level atop the southwest end of Sand Mountain, within the watershed of the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River, which passes to the southwest of the town.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  652
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  582
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  556
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  529
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  528
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  475
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  472
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  470

Most recent

• M 2.53 — 2026-04-27
  12 km NNE of Trinity, Alabama
• M 2.58 — 2025-02-25
  8 km N of Menlo, Georgia
• M 2.5 — 2023-12-23
  7 km ENE of Stevenson, Alabama
• M 2.66 — 2022-08-13
  6 km NW of Hazel Green, Alabama
• M 2.62 — 2020-11-01
  13 km SE of Triana, Alabama
• M 2.53 — 2020-02-08
  13 km S of Moulton, Alabama