Donelson

Donelson is a neighborhood of , about 6 mi east of downtown Nashville along U.S. Route 70. It is named in honor of John Donelson, co-founder of Nashville and father-in-law of Andrew Jackson, Nashvillian and seventh President of the United States.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: human settlement in Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
  • Also known as: Donelson Station”, “Donelson, Tennessee”, “McWhirtersville”, “McWhortersville”, “Slip Up”, “Spring Place”, and “Stones River Station

Places of Interest

Highlights include Donelson station and McGavock Elementary School.

Railway station
is a train station in , serving the WeGo Star commuter rail service. It serves the neighborhood of Donelson. Service began September 18, 2006.

School
Metro Nashville Public Schools is a school district that serves the city of and . As of the 2020–21 school year more than 80,000 students were enrolled in the district's 162 schools.

School
is a K–12 school for blind children in Clover Bottom, . It is overseen by the Tennessee Department of Education. It was previously in Rolling Mill Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hermitage and Inglewood.

is a neighborhood of , adjacent to – and named in honor of – The , the historic home of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States.

Neighborhood
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of . It is the seat of in , located on the . is situated 5 miles northwest of Donelson.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood in , , , . It lies at an elevation of 472 feet. The role of and the manipulation of the votes of its predominantly African-American population for the purposes of early 20th century machine politics in Tennessee is described in The Secrets of the Box by James D. is situated 5 miles northeast of Donelson.

Donelson

Latitude
36.16256° or 36° 9′ 45″ north
Longitude
-86.67° or 86° 40′ 12″ west
Elevation
541 feet (165 metres)
Open location code
868M587J+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153489736
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4618681
Wiki­data ID
Q5295659
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Spanish—“Donelson” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Донельсан
  • Chinese: 多納爾森
  • Dutch: Donelson
  • French: Donelson
  • Polish: Donelson
  • Spanish: Donelson

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Donelson Church of the Nazarene and Donelson Post Office.

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