Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Doublehead Gap |
W Avery County. |
| Doubleside Gap |
E Haywood County between Long Branch and West Cove. |
| Doubletop Branch |
rises in S Macon County and flows NW into Hickory Knoll Creek. |
| Doubletop Creek |
rises in N Jackson County and flows NE into Dark Ridge Creek. |
| Doubletop Fields |
grassy pastureland in S Macon County between Buckeye Creek and Hickory Knoll Creek. An early settler cleared land atop the mountain on which he settled as well as on the next mountain, hence the name. |
| Doubletop Mountain |
S Macon County between Dryman Fork and Mulberry Gap. |
| Doughton |
See Sherwood. |
| Doughton Mountain |
peak in the Peach Bottom Mountain range, N central Alleghany County. Alt. 3,650. |
| Doughton Park |
S Alleghany and N Wilkes Counties, a Blue Ridge Parkway recreation area on Basin Creek. Covers approx. 7,000 acres. Est. about 1935 as Bluff Park; renamed to honor Congressman Robert L. Doughton (1863-1954), who worked for the establishment of the parkway. A high, rolling, bluegrass area terminates there in precipitous bluffs, and stands of rhododendron bloom in May and June. Wild Cat Rock is nearby. See also The Bluffs. |
| Douglas |
community in central Rockingham County served by post office, 1869-1903. Named for Senator Stephen A. Douglas, whose two sons inherited a large farm in the area on Dan River. |