Welcome to Dongola ...

Dongola is located in Louisa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dongola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Dongola is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dongola is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Dongola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Dongola - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ontario and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dongola.

Communities near Dongola ...

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

• Ashland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Louisa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
• Mineral
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
• Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
• Vontay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
  • Vontay is located in Hanover County
• Willowbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
  • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
• Goochland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
  • Goochland is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goochland <4>
• Jackson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Louisa County
• Maidens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
  • Maidens is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <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 Dongola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dongola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dongola ...

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

Adding Dongola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dongola post office opened in 1900.

We also found Dongola on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dongola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/

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