Do you know of McDonald ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about McDonald. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with McDonald.<1>

We found mention of McDonald as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Polk County, Minnesota.

Communities Also Named McDonald ...

We found 34 communities that share the name McDonald.

Within Minnesota, the name McDonald is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Dallas County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of McDonald [Dallas County].
- Arkansas
  - Cross County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of McDonald [Cross County].
  - Jackson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of McDonald [Jackson County].
- California
  - Marin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of McDonald [Marin County].
- Florida
  - Orange County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of McDonald [Orange County].
- Georgia
  - Clarke County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of McDonald [Clarke County].
  - Thomas County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of McDonald [Thomas County].
- Kansas
  - Rawlins County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of McDonald [Rawlins County].
- Louisiana
  - Avoyelles Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of McDonald [Avoyelles Parish].
- Manitoba
  - Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of McDonald.
- Maryland
  - Frederick County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of McDonald [Frederick County].
- Michigan
  - Van Buren County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of McDonald [Van Buren County].
- Mississippi
  - Covington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of McDonald [Covington County].
  - Neshoba County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of McDonald [Neshoba County].
- Missouri
  - Barry County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of McDonald [Barry County].
  - Carter County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of McDonald [Carter County].
- Montana
  - Powell County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of McDonald [Powell County].
  - Sanders County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of McDonald [Sanders County].
- New Hampshire
  - Hillsborough County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of McDonald [Hillsborough County].
- New Jersey
  - Burlington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of McDonald [Burlington County].
- New Mexico
  - Lea County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of McDonald [Lea County].
- North Carolina
  - Robeson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of McDonald [Robeson County].
- Ohio
  - Butler County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of McDonald [Butler County].
  - Hardin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of McDonald [Hardin County].
  - Muskingum County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of McDonald [Muskingum County].
  - Trumbull County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of McDonald [Trumbull County].
- Oregon
  - Sherman County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of McDonald [Sherman County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of McDonald [Washington County].
- Tennessee
  - Bradley County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of McDonald [Bradley County].
- Texas
  - Montague County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of McDonald [Montague County].
- Utah
  - Davis County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of McDonald [Davis County].
- Washington
  - Grant County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of McDonald [Grant County].
  - Lewis County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of McDonald [Lewis County].
- Wyoming
  - Big Horn County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of McDonald [Big Horn County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for McDonald ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about McDonald:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for McDonald - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Polk County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Polk County.

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that McDonald could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.