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Welcome to Donaldson ...

Donaldson is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donaldson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Donaldson is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Donaldson (for example, toward Hamlet), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Donaldson: 574

The ZIP code for Donaldson: 46513<3>

Communities Also Named Donaldson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Donaldson - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Donaldson ...

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

  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bremen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Knox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Knox is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
  • Walkerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bourbon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • North Judson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Argos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Argos is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argos <4>
  • Culver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Culver is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
  • Kingsford Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donaldson ...

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

Adding Donaldson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donaldson 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 (so far) for Donaldson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Donaldson post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donaldson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donaldson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Donaldson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Donaldson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/