| Donehower, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Donehower, Minnesota Location of the community of Donehower within Richmond Township, Winona County  Donehower, Minnesota Donehower, Minnesota (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 43°57′40″N91°24′24″W / 43.96111°N 91.40667°W Coordinates: 43°57′40″N91°24′24″W / 43.96111°N 91.40667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Winona County |
| Township | Richmond Township |
| Elevation | 676 ft (206 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55987 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 654675 [1] |
Donehower is an unincorporated community in Richmond Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Richmond Township is a township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 699 at the 2010 census.
Winona County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2018 census, the population was 50,873. Its county seat is Winona.
The community is located southeast of Winona along Highways 61 and 14, near the junction with Winona County Road 3. Richmond Creek flows through the community, with the Mississippi River located nearby.
U.S. Highway 61 (U.S. 61) is a highway in southeast and east-central Minnesota, which runs from the River Bridge over the Mississippi River at La Crescent and continues north to its northern terminus at its junction with Interstate 35 at the city of Wyoming.
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. Its source is Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota and it flows generally south for 2,320 miles (3,730 km) to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian mountains. The main stem is entirely within the United States; the total drainage basin is 1,151,000 sq mi (2,980,000 km2), of which only about one percent is in Canada. The Mississippi ranks as the fourth-longest and fifteenth-largest river by discharge in the world. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Nearby places include Winona, Lamoille, Dakota, Dresbach, Nodine, and La Crescent.
Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the state of Minnesota. Located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf. The city is named after legendary figure Winona, said to have been the first-born daughter of Chief Wapasha (Wabasha) III. The total population of the city was estimated to be 27,592 at the time of the 2018 census.
Lamoille is an unincorporated community in Richmond Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States. Big Trout Creek and the Mississippi River meet at Lamoille.
Dakota is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 323 at the 2010 census.
Great River Bluffs State Park and Interstate 90 are also nearby.
Great River Bluffs State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River southeast of Winona. Originally known as O. L. Kipp State Park, it was renamed in the late 1990s to describe better its resources. The park preserves steep-sided bluffs rising 500 feet (150 m) above the river and the narrow valleys between them, which support rare and fragile plant communities. Two of the bluffs have received further protection under the Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas program, which are known as King's and Queen's Bluff Scientific and Natural Area.
In the U.S. state of Minnesota, Interstate 90 traverses the southern side of the state, parallel to the Minnesota-Iowa state line. The route connects the cities of Rochester, Worthington, Albert Lea, and Austin. The city of Winona is also in close proximity to I-90, with about 10 miles away separating the interstate and the city.
