Welcome to Donaldson ...

Donaldson is located in Hampshire County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donaldson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Donaldson is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Donaldson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Donaldson: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Donaldson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Donaldson: This one is located in Hampshire County and the other is located in Webster County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 13 communities that are also named Donaldson - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Donaldson.

Communities near Donaldson ...

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

• Cumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Frostburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
• Keyser
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <5>
• Romney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
• Lonaconing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• Carpendale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Ridgeley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
  • Ridgeley is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <5>
• Paw Paw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <5>
• Barton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
• Midland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 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 Donaldson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Donaldson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donaldson ...

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

Adding Donaldson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donaldson 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 Donaldson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Donaldson post office opened in 1877.

We also found Donaldson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donaldson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/