Welcome to Donald ...

Donald is located in Taylor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donald, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Donald is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Donald: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Donald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Donald - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Donald ...

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

• Ladysmith
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
• Cornell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
• Estella
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Estella is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
• Gilman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilman is located in Taylor County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
• Hawkins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkins is located in Rusk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
• Sheldon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
• Lublin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lublin is located in Taylor County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
• Tony
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tony is located in Rusk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
• Conrath
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Conrath is located in Rusk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
• Glen Flora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people

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

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

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

Adding Donald to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donald 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 (so far) for Donald was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Donald post office opened in 1904. The Donald post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donald.