Welcome to Donaldsburg ...

Donaldsburg is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donaldsburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Donaldsburg is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Donaldsburg: (540)

Communities near Donaldsburg ...

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

• Lexington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Buena Vista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Glasgow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Craigsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
• Goshen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Riverside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
• Brownsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Alto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Amherst County
• East Lexington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
  • East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
• Steeles Tavern
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeles Tavern
  • Steeles Tavern is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeles Tavern <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donaldsburg ...

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

Adding Donaldsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Donaldsburg post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donaldsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/