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Welcome to Donohoe ...

Donohoe is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donohoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Donohoe is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Donohoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Donohoe - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Donohoe ...

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

  • Monroeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Murrysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greensburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jeannette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Latrobe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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 <3>
  • White Oak
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • White Oak is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <3>
  • Turtle Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Scottdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donohoe ...

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

Adding Donohoe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Donohoe post office opened in 1905.

We also found Donohoe on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donohoe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donohoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/