Welcome to Doniphan ...

The village of Doniphan is located in Hall County<1>.

The location of Doniphan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doniphan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Doniphan has a population of 834 people<3> (see below for details).

Doniphan is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Doniphan: (402) & (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Doniphan had an population of 834 people. This is an increase of 0.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Doniphan had a population of 829 people. This makes Doniphan the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Doniphan represents 0.05% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 140th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 829 people, the population of Doniphan increased 8.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 763 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Doniphan.

Communities Also Named Doniphan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Doniphan - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near Doniphan ...

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

• Grand Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Grand Island is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <6>
• Hastings
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <6>
• Wood River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Wood River is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <6>
• Shelton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <6>
• Harvard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <6>
• Kenesaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
  • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <6>
• Juniata
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
  • Juniata is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juniata <6>
• Cairo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <6>
• Alda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
  • Alda is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <6>
• Giltner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
  • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Doniphan. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Doniphan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doniphan ...

Looking for more information about Doniphan? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Doniphan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Doniphan.

Adding Doniphan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Doniphan 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 Doniphan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Doniphan post office opened in 1879.

We also found Doniphan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doniphan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Doniphan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hall County: www.hcgi.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/