Welcome to Donald ...

Donald is located in Nicholas County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Donald, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donald, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Donald is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Donald is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Donald: (304) and (681)<4>

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 Wisconsin.

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.

• Summersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <5>
• Richwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
• Cowen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
  • Cowen is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <5>
• Quinwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
  • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Camden-on-Gauley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
  • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Beaver
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Nicholas County
• Odell Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
  • Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
  • Odell Town has also been known as:
  • Odell
• Tolbert
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
  • Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
• Craigsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <5>
• Saxman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
  • Saxman is located in Nicholas 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donald ...

Looking for more information about Donald? 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 Donald, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<7>

From that list, the Donald post office opened in 1894.

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

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 State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/