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Welcome to Donald ...

Donald is located in Long County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Donald, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Donald has a population of 2,466 people<2> (see below for details).

Donald is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Donald: (912)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Donald had an population of 2,466 people. This is a decrease of 6.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Donald had a population of 2,650 people (or 18.32% of the total population of Long County).

The population of Donald represents 0.03% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 2,650 people, the population of Donald decreased 5.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,796 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Donald.

Communities Also Named Donald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Donald - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Donald ...

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

  • Hinesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jesup
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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.<5> 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
  • Glennville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • Trinity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Liberty County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
  • 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.<5> 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
  • Allenhurst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Flemington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donald ...

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

Adding Donald to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Donald post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Long, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Donald.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donald - 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>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.
<6>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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