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Donahoe is located

Donahoe is located in Bell County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Donahoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Donahoe is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Donahoe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Donahoe is located in the (254) area code.

Websites for Donahoe ...

Junior League:   www.jlbellco.org/

Communities near Donahoe ...

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

  • Temple
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Belton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Salado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jarrell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell
    • Jarrell is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrell <4>
  • Little River-Academy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River-Academy
    • Little River-Academy is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Bartlett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
  • Granger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Thorndale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
    • Thorndale is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <4>
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donahoe ...

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

Adding Donahoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donahoe in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Donahoe was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Donahoe in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Donahoe post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donahoe.

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

The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donahoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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