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Welcome to McDonald ...

McDonald is located in Grant County<1>.

McDonald is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: McDonald lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McDonald: 509

Communities Also Named McDonald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named McDonald: This one is located in Grant County and the other is located in Lewis County.

Beyond Washington, there are 34 communities that are also named McDonald - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

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

Communities near McDonald ...

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

  • Moses Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Othello
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Warden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cascade Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
    • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County
  • Mae
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
    • Mae is located in Grant County
  • Ruff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
    • Ruff is located in Grant County
  • Royal City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ephrata
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Grant County
  • Stratford
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Grant County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDonald ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McDonald - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.