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Welcome to Donnelley ...

Donnelley is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donnelley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Donnelley is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Donnelley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Donnelley ...

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

  • Indianola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pella
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
    • Pella is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <3>
  • Knoxville
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Melcher - Dallas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
    • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Hartford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
  • 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 Donnelley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Donnelley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donnelley ...

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

Adding Donnelley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donnelley 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 Donnelley was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donnelley.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donnelley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.