Welcome to Dona ...
So far, we found very little information about Dona. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dona to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dona, please Contact Us.
Dona would have been located within present day De Soto Parish<2>.
The location of Dona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dona is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Dona was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Dona still existed, it would have been in the (318) area code.
Communities Also Named Dona ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dona - they are located in New Mexico and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dona.
Communities near Dona ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dona.
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Stonewall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonewall <5>
- Logansport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logansport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Logansport is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logansport <5>
- Joaquin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joaquin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joaquin
- Joaquin is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joaquin <5>
- Converse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse is located in Sabine Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <5>
- Huxley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - South Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Keachi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Grand Cane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Cane
- Grand Cane is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Cane <5>
- Longstreet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Longstreet is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longstreet <5>
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 Dona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dona.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dona. 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 Dona.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dona. See our Newspapers Page for Dona.
Adding Dona to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dona 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 Dona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dona post office opened in 1895.
We also found Dona on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dona.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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 Dona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including De Soto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |