Welcome to Dongola ...
Dongola is located in Louisa County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Dongola lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dongola: 540 & 826<3>
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)
- 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.<5> 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.<5> 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)
- 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
- Oilville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gays ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Goochland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<6>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dongola - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Dongola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Dongola 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |