Welcome to Doneys ...

So far, we found very little information about Doneys. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Doneys to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Doneys, please Contact Us.

Doneys would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doneys, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Doneys is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Doneys was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Doneys was located: 614

Communities near Doneys ...

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

• Columbus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Columbus
  • From Doneys to Columbus
• Dublin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Grove City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
• Westerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <4>
• Reynoldsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reynoldsburg
  • From Doneys to Reynoldsburg
• Hilliard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Hilliard is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hilliard
  • From Doneys to Hilliard
• Gahanna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gahanna
  • From Doneys to Gahanna
• Upper Arlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <4>
• Pickerington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pickerington
  • From Doneys to Pickerington
• Pataskala
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <4>

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

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

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

Adding Doneys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Doneys 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 for Doneys was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Doneys on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doneys.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/