[1][2][3] A lot sale for plots of land in Doris was held by James Duffy in September 1902; a railroad station and stockyards had recently been completed.

In 1917 the Waterloo Times-Tribune reported a story about two men fleeing from the law in Independence; the thieves were apprehended in Doris.

[10] The church was also used for annual declamatory contests sponsored by the Buchanan County superintendent of schools.

Both villages were populated during the early 20th century, but with the advent of rural migration to larger communities, the sites gradually emptied.

The town site at Doris is completely abandoned, and all the buildings there have long since been razed to make way for fields.