Welcome to Donlan ...

Donlan is located in Sanders County<1>.

Donlan is 2,590 feet [789 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Donlan is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Donlan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Donlan (for example, toward Mullan (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Donlan: 406

Communities Also Named Donlan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Donlan - it's located in West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Donlan.

Communities near Donlan ...

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

• Plains
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Plains is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <3>
• Superior
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Superior is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <3>
• Island City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Island City is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
• Paradise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <3>
• Saint Regis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Regis is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Regis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Regis <3>
• Old Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Town is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
• Riverbend
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Cabin City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cabin City is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
• Crescent City ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Crescent City is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
• Eddy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Eddy is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donlan ...

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

Adding Donlan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donlan 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 (so far) for Donlan was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donlan.