Welcome to Fort McDonald ...

Fort McDonald is located in Gila County<1>.

The location of Fort McDonald has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Fort McDonald: Ft. McDonald

Fort McDonald is 4,960 feet [1,512 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fort McDonald is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fort McDonald lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities near Fort McDonald ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort McDonald.

• Star Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley
  • Star Valley is located in Gila County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
  • Star Valley has also been known as:
  • Diamond Star
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star Valley <4>
• Mesa Del Caballo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Del Caballo
  • Mesa Del Caballo is located in Gila County
• Flowing Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Springs
  • Flowing Springs is located in Gila County
• Sun Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Gila County
• Freedom Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Acres
  • Freedom Acres is located in Gila County
• Rye
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Rye is located in Gila County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <4>
• Geronimo Estates
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo Estates
  • Geronimo Estates is located in Gila County
• Gisela
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gisela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisela
  • Gisela is located in Gila County
• Whispering Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Whispering Pines is located in Gila County
• Deer Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Deer Creek is located in Gila County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort McDonald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort McDonald.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort McDonald. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort McDonald.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort McDonald. See our Newspapers Page for Fort McDonald.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort McDonald ...

Looking for more information about Fort McDonald? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort McDonald, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort McDonald.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort McDonald. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/