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Welcome to Fort Donnally ...

Fort Donnally is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Donnally: Ft. Donnally

Fort Donnally is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fort Donnally is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Fort Donnally: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Fort Donnally ...

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

  • Lewisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Richwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ronceverte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rainelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Alderson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rupert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Quinwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Hillsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Falling Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 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 Fort Donnally. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Donnally.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Donnally ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Donnally - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Donnally area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Donnally 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.