[1] The township was named for Captain Joseph Douglass, a pioneer settler.

[2] Douglass Township covers an area of 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Douglass.

According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Douglass.

The stream of Little Walnut River runs through this township.

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