Welcome to Donelson ...
Donelson is located in Davidson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Donelson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
Donelson is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Donelson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Donelson: 615 & 629<3>
Communities Also Named Donelson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Donelson - it's located in Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Donelson.
Communities near Donelson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Donelson.
- Nashville - Davidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville - Davidson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Murphree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Donelson to Franklin
- Hendersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
- Hendersonville is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hendersonville
- From Donelson to Hendersonville
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Smyrna
- From Donelson to Smyrna
- Gallatin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Gallatin is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <6>
- Brentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Brentwood is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brentwood
- From Donelson to Brentwood
- Mount Juliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Juliet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Juliet
- Mount Juliet is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Juliet <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Juliet
- From Donelson to Mount Juliet
- La Vergne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vergne
- La Vergne is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vergne <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Vergne
- From Donelson to La Vergne
- Morrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Donelson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Donelson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Donelson. 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 Donelson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Donelson. See our Newspapers Page for Donelson.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donelson ...
Looking for more information about Donelson? 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 Donelson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Donelson.
Adding Donelson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Donelson 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 Donelson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Donelson post office opened in 1857.
We also found Donelson in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Donelson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Donelson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donelson - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Donelson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Donelson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |