Welcome to Donovan ...

Donovan is located in Johnson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donovan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Donovan is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Donovan: (478)

Communities Also Named Donovan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Donovan: This one is located in Johnson County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 6 communities that are also named Donovan - they are located in Illinois, Mississippi, Ontario, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Donovan ...

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

• Tuckers Crossroad
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
  • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
• Dublin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Sandersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
  • Sandersville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandersville <4>
• East Dublin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dublin
  • East Dublin is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dublin <4>
• Tennille
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
  • Tennille is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennille <4>
• Midway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Laurens County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
• Davisboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisboro
  • Davisboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisboro <4>
• Wadley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
  • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <4>
• Adrian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
• Harrison
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donovan ...

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

Adding Donovan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donovan 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 Donovan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Donovan post office opened in 1897.

We also found Donovan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donovan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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