Donnaha, North Carolina

Donnaha (sometimes called Donnaha Station) is an unincorporated community along the Yadkin River in the Old Richmond Township of northwest Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States.The name Donnaha was first used in 1889 or 1890 by Dr. Samuel Martin, a descendant of a supposed Cherokee chief, who lived in nearby Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Powell 1968, p. 146).The respective courts were moved to Rockford for Surry and to Germanton for Stokes.Donnaha was a stop on the former Southern Railway, now used by the Yadkin Valley Railroad.This article about a location in Forsyth County, North Carolina is a stub.
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