Dooms

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Dooms

Total population

1,454

Median home value

$274,100

17.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$87,292

Dooms$87k

National$74k

Elevation385 m

Land area10.37 km²

Coordinates38.10°, -78.85°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dooms is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dooms had a population of 1,279. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

William Henry Sheppard

African American missionary for the Presbyterian Church (1865–1927)

Kid Kash

American professional wrestler

Mac Wiseman

American musician (1925–2019)

Cory Alexander

American basketball player (born 1973)

John Wetzel

American basketball player and coach

Anne Tompkins

American attorney

E

Elizabeth Massie

American writer

Joseph Burns

American politician (1800–1875)

Jeff Ray Clark

economist

R

Reggie Harris

American baseball player

S

Shonn Bell

American football player

T

Tom Peloso

American musician

W

William Henry Harman

American lawyer (1828-1865)

F

Fred Kepner

American composer, educator, conductor, arranger and pianist

Kenny Brooks

American basketball coach

M

Mikkel Borlaug Johnson

American physicist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Virginia

• Fishersville
  7.4 mi away
• Lyndhurst
  7.6 mi away
• Crozet
  8.7 mi away
• Sherando
  9.1 mi away
• Verona
  10.8 mi away
• Stuarts Draft
  11.5 mi away
• Grottoes
  11.8 mi away
• Jolivue
  11.9 mi away
• Staunton
  12.2 mi away · pop. 25,750
• Nellysford
  12.4 mi away
• Port Republic
  12.8 mi away
• Weyers Cave
  12.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dooms

The house on the moat

Virginia Coffman · 1992

Lost Sword (Paths of Doom Adventure Book)

Nancy Virginia Varian · 2006

Bloom and doom

Allen, Beverly (Novelist) · 2014

The Smoothbore Volley That Doomed the Confederacy

Robert K. Krick · 2002

The divas of doom

Sherry M. Siska · 2012

Prophet of Doom

Craig Winn · 2004

The crisis: or, the uncertain doom of kingdoms at particular times

Davies, Samuel · 1757

The crisis: or, The uncertain doom of kingdoms at particular times, considered with reference to Great-Britain and her colonies ...

Samuel Davies · 1757

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Seen 2026-10-13

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Seen 2026-10-12

Nosy Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium nasatum

Seen 2026-10-12

Large Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus fasciatus

Seen 2026-10-10

Short-tailed Aphideater

Eupeodes pomus

Seen 2026-10-10

lion's-mane mushroom

Hericium erinaceus

Seen 2026-10-10

yellow peatmoss

Sphagnum lescurii

Seen 2026-10-10

sweet everlasting

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Seen 2026-10-10

Asian bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

Seen 2026-10-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).