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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Donald (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Donald. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Donald is located in Long County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Long County: Liberty, McIntosh, Tattnall & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Donald. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Donald:

  • Long County     (The home county of Donald)
    • Ludowici
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <2>
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donald, with the one closest to Donald listed first.
    • Surrency
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Baxley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donald, with the one closest to Donald listed first.
    • Pembroke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
    • Ellabell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bulloch County
    • Statesborough
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donald, with the one closest to Donald listed first.
    • Daisy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Claxton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hagan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Glynn County
    • Altamaha Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donald, with the one closest to Donald listed first.
    • Gum Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Walthourville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
      • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <2>
    • Allenhurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
    • Fort Stewart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hinesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pineview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Bryan Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
    • Doe Run Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Garden Acres
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Martin Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Tupelo Trail
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donald, with the one closest to Donald listed first.
    • Townsend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <2>
    • Credit Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donald, with the one closest to Donald listed first.
    • Glennville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Mendes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Reidsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
    • Manassas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Collins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donald, with the one closest to Donald listed first.
    • Madray Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jesup
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Odum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pendarvis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendarvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
    • Screven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Donald, see our County-by-County Page for Donald.

Newspapers Published in Donald ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Donald.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Donald, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Donald.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Donald:

Cemeteries Near Donald ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donald.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Donald covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Donald, with the one closest to Donald listed first.

  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Pigot Branch MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer FWB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Head Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Head Cemetery
  • Old Halltown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Travel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Travel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Travel Cemetery
  • Gaps of the Bays Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaps of the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaps of the Bays Cemetery
  • Smith Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • DeLoach Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Glennville City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (210 more) ...
    • Padgett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgett Cemetery
    • Altamaha Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barrett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Donald in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Donald.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Donald, with the one closest to Donald listed first.

  • Gum Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
    • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Glennville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Birdford ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
    • Birdford is located in Tattnall County
  • Doctortown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctortown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
  • Tison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
  • Walthourville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
    • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <2>
  • Jesup
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hinesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
    • Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
  • Odum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brentwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Brentwood is located in Wayne County
  • Flemington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gardi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
      • Gardi is located in Wayne County
    • McIntosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • McIntosh is located in Liberty County
    • Surrency
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Donald. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donald.

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Donald) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Donald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8225, Longitude: -81.8510    
<4>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 Donald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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