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Welcome to McDonald ...The city of McDonald is located in Rawlins County<1>. The location of McDonald has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of McDonald, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. The origin (or the toponymy) of McDonald: Named for Rice McDonald. From the Census Estimates for 2019, McDonald has a population of 155 people<3> (see below for details). McDonald is 3,360 feet [1,024 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of McDonald is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level. Time Zone: McDonald lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from McDonald, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). McDonald is located in the (785) area code. The ZIP code for McDonald: 67745<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McDonald had an population of 155 people. This is a decrease of 3.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.52% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, McDonald had a population of 160 people (or 6.35% of the total population of Rawlins County). This makes McDonald the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 160 people, the population of McDonald has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 159 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for McDonald. Communities Also Named McDonald ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named McDonald - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McDonald. Communities near McDonald ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McDonald.
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 McDonald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McDonald. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 McDonald. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McDonald. See our Newspapers Page for McDonald. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDonald ...Looking for more information about 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 McDonald, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McDonald. Adding McDonald to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of McDonald in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McDonald was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found McDonald in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for McDonald. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McDonald. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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