THE DAMASCUS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Dougherty Plain setting.
Damascus city has 1.76 square miles of land in Early County. Its Census reference point is in Dougherty Plain, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Damascus and Early County
Damascus is associated with Early County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Damascus by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Damascus, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.7% recorded for Early County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Damascus city has 21.4% of the land area of nearby Colquitt city (8.23 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

