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Welcome to Donerail ...

Donerail is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donerail, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Donerail is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Donerail: 859

Communities near Donerail ...

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

  • Lexington - Fayette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
    • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
  • Nicholasville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Frankfort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Paris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
  • Versailles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stamping Ground
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
    • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Sadieville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
    • Sadieville is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Keene
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donerail ...

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

Adding Donerail to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donerail 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 Donerail was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Donerail on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donerail.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donerail - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.