Welcome to Donnell Chapel ...
Donnell Chapel is located in Rutherford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Donnell Chapel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Donnell Chapel is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Donnell Chapel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Donnell Chapel ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.rutherfordchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Donnell Chapel, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Donnell Chapel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Donnell Chapel.
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- New Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Snell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Morrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wartrace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hollow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bell Buckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Buckle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Buckle
- Bell Buckle is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell Buckle <3>
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 Donnell Chapel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Donnell Chapel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Donnell Chapel. 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 Donnell Chapel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Donnell Chapel. See our Newspapers Page for Donnell Chapel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donnell Chapel ...
Looking for more information about Donnell Chapel? 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 Donnell Chapel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Donnell Chapel.
Adding Donnell Chapel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Donnell Chapel 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 Donnell Chapel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Donnell Chapel post office opened in 1876.
We also found Donnell Chapel on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Donnell Chapel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donnell Chapel - 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/ |