Welcome to Don ...
So far, we found very little information about Don. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Don to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Don, please Contact Us.
Don would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.
The location of Don has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Don, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Don is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Don was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Don (for example, toward Piedmont (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Don still existed, it would have been in the (770) area code.
Communities Also Named Don ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Don: This one is located in Polk County and the other is located in Harris County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 8 communities that are also named Don - they are located in Arkansas, California, Idaho, Ohio, Ontario and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Don.
Communities near Don ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Don.
- Kennesaw Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Acworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Acworth is located in Cobb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acworth <5>
- Cartersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <5>
- Villa Rica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Rica
- Villa Rica is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,795 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Rica <5>
- Powder Springs Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Dallas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <5>
- Logan Trace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Cedartown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cedartown is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <5>
- Country Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 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 Don. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Don.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Don. 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 Don.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Don. See our Newspapers Page for Don.
Adding Don to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Don 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 Don was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.
We also found Don on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Don.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Polk County: www.polkcountygeorgia.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Don, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Don - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |