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Welcome to Donnaha ...

Donnaha is located in Forsyth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donnaha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Donnaha is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Donnaha lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Donnaha: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Donnaha ...

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

  • Winston - Salem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clemmons
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lewisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • King
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Walkertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rural Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Yadkinville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tobaccoville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bermuda Run
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dobson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donnaha ...

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

Adding Donnaha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donnaha 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 Donnaha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Donnaha post office opened in 1889. The Donnaha post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donnaha.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donnaha - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Donnaha area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Donnaha area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/