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>.
The location of Donovan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Donovan was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Donovan still existed, it would have been in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
- Semmes is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <6>
- Lucedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
- Lucedale is located in George County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <6>
- Leakesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
- Leakesville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <6>
- Wilmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <6>
- Agricola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Agricola is located in George County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agricola <6>
- Howell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Howell is located in George County
- Bexley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Brown Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Americus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Hurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <6>
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 for Donovan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Donovan post office opened in 1899.
We also found Donovan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Donovan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 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 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 Donovan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |