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Welcome to Donley Station ...

So far, we found very little information about Donley Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Donley Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Donley Station, please Contact Us.

Donley Station would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Donley Station: Donley Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Donley Station is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Donley Station was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Donley Station ...

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

  • Indianola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pella
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pella is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <4>
  • Knoxville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Carlisle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Prairie City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Pleasantville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Melcher - Dallas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Hartford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Milo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

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 Donley Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donley Station - 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.