Welcome to Donken ...

Donken is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Donken is located in Houghton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donken, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Donken is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Donken (for example, toward Mineral Hills), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Donken: 906

Communities near Donken ...

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

• Houghton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <3>
• Hancock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
• Baraga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraga
  • Baraga is located in Baraga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baraga <3>
• South Range
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <3>
• Toivola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toivola
  • Toivola is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toivola <3>
• Lake Roland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
  • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
• Champion Mine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
  • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
• Elo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Elo is located in Houghton County
• Painesdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
  • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
• Baltic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Baltic is located in Houghton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donken ...

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

Adding Donken to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donken 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 Donken was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Donken post office opened in 1919.

We also found Donken in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donken.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Donken. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/