Welcome to Donegal ...

Donegal is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

The location of Donegal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donegal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Donegal has a population of 110 people<3> (see below for details).

Donegal is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Donegal had an population of 110 people. This is a decrease of 8.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 33.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Donegal had a population of 120 people. This makes Donegal the county's 41st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 120 people, the population of Donegal decreased 27.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 165 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Donegal.

Communities Also Named Donegal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Donegal - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, New Brunswick and Ontario (2).

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

Communities near Donegal ...

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

• Greensburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <5>
• Jeannette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <5>
• Latrobe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <5>
• Connellsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <5>
• Somerset
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <5>
• Mount Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Scottdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <5>
• Youngwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood
  • Youngwood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngwood <5>
• Derry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <5>
• New Stanton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stanton
  • New Stanton is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Stanton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donegal ...

Looking for more information about Donegal? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Donegal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Donegal.

Adding Donegal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donegal 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 Donegal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Donegal post office opened in 1819.

We also found Donegal in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donegal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Donegal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/