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Welcome to Donkville ...

Donkville is located in Madison County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Donkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Donkville is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Donkville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Donkville ...

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

  • Saint Louis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Florissant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Belleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • University City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • O'Fallon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Alton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
  • East Saint Louis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ferguson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people

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 Donkville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Donkville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Donkville. 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 Donkville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donkville ...

Looking for more information about Donkville? 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 Donkville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Donkville.

Adding Donkville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donkville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Donkville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Donkville post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donkville.

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donkville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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