Welcome to Donoho ...
Donoho is located in Smith County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Donoho, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Donoho is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Donoho lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Donoho and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Donoho: 615 & 629<3>
Communities near Donoho ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Donoho.
- Columbus Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Difficult
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Hartsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Temperance Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Lafayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
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 Donoho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Donoho.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Donoho. 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 Donoho.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Donoho. See our Newspapers Page for Donoho.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donoho ...
Looking for more information about Donoho? 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 Donoho, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Donoho.
Adding Donoho to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Donoho 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 (so far) for Donoho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Donoho post office opened in 1883. The Donoho post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Donoho.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donoho - 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 Donoho area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Donoho area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |