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.
Wikipedia
  • Suburb
  • …lies at an elevation of around 540 feet (170 metres)
  • Description: human settlement in Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
  • Also known as
    “Donelson Station”
    “Donelson, Nashville”
    “Donelson, Tennessee”
    “McWhirtersville”
    “McWhortersville”
    “Slip Up”
    “Spring Place”
    “Stones River Station”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Donelson station and McGavock Elementary School.
is a train station…
Metro Nashville Public Schools is a school district…
is a K–12 public school…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hermitage and Inglewood.
is a neighborhood of , adjacent…
Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of . is situated 5 miles northwest of Donelson.
is an area east of downtown in across the . is situated 5 miles west of Donelson.

Donelson

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Latitude
36.16256° or 36° 9′ 45″ north
Longitude
-86.67° or 86° 40′ 12″ west
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 Urdu—“Donelson” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Донельсан”
  • Chinese: “多納爾森”
  • Dutch: “Donelson”
  • French: “Donelson”
  • Polish: “Donelson”
  • Spanish: “Donelson”
  • Urdu: “ڈونیلسن، ٹینیسی”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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

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