Welcome to Donovan ...
So far, we found very little information about Donovan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Donovan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Donovan, please Contact Us.
Donovan would have been located within present day George County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Donovan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Donovan is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Donovan was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Donovan was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Donovan ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Donovan - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Ontario, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Donovan.
Communities near Donovan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Donovan.
- Semmes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leakesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Agricola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Bexley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Brown Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Americus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Hurley
(16 miles [25.7 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 Donovan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Donovan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Donovan. 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 Donovan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Donovan. See our Newspapers Page for Donovan.
Adding Donovan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Donovan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Donovan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Donovan post office opened in 1899. The Donovan post office closed in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Donovan.
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 Donovan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donovan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Donovan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Donovan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |