Explore Dooms, Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dooms, Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Virginia or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Dooms.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Dooms |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Augusta County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.100067 |
| Longitude | -78.850167 |
| Population | 1,279 |
| Density | 122.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 22980 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| County Seat | Staunton |
| School District | Augusta County Public Schools |
Dooms occupies a quiet stretch of land where the steady, persistent flow of the South River defines the local geography. It lies 3.3 miles north-northeast of Waynesboro, VA (from Waynesboro, VA: bearing 32°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east of Fishersville. The terrain around Dooms rises from the riverbed into a landscape of field and wood that eventually meets the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Three miles away, the rugged ground of Cool Spring Hollow offers a contrast to the flatter, cultivated expanses nearby, while the proximity of Shenandoah National Park ensures that the air retains a crisp, high-altitude clarity. Those who walk the Sawmill Ridge Trail three miles from the center often find the light at dusk turning the surrounding fields a deep, burnished gold, a brief moment of stillness before the evening shadows lengthen across the valley floor.
History in Dooms remains anchored to the land and the modest industrial rhythms that have long sustained this part of the country. While the economy has shifted over the decades, the presence of the South River continues to influence the pace of life, serving as a reminder of the water-powered legacy that once drove regional commerce. Visitors seeking the solace of deeper woods often look toward Lesesne State Forest, while the nearby Baker Springs Basin provides a quiet point of reflection away from the main thoroughfares. Life in Dooms moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, shaped by the seasonal shifts in the orchard trees and the agricultural traditions that remain etched in the local character, ensuring that the identity of the place stays firmly rooted in the valley soil.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dooms, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.100067, -78.850167. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Dooms includes the ZIP code (22980), telephone area code (540), county seat of Augusta County (Staunton), and school district assignment (Augusta County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |