Welcome to McDonald ...

McDonald is located in Sanders County<1>.

McDonald is 2,500 feet [762 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of McDonald is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave McDonald and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for McDonald: 406

Communities Also Named McDonald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named McDonald: This one is located in Sanders County and the other is located in Powell County.

Beyond Montana, there are 34 communities that are also named McDonald - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near McDonald ...

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

• Saint Ignatius
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint Ignatius is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignatius
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignatius <3>
• Dixon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dixon is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <3>
• Agency
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Agency is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
• Old Agency
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Old Agency is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency
• Moiese
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Moiese is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moiese
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moiese <3>
• Old Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Town is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
• Ravalli
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ravalli is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravalli
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravalli <3>
• Stark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Stark is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
• Charlo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlo is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlo <3>
• Island City ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Island City is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDonald ...

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