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) - Cornell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Estella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Gilman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Hawkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Sheldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Lublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Tony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Conrath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Glen Flora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- 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 for Donald was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Donald post office opened in 1904.
We also found Donald in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Donald.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Donald. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Taylor County: www.taylor-county.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donald - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Donald area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Donald area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |