McDonald is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Sherman County,

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

, United States. Its post office was established on the

John Day River The John Day River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately long, in northeastern Oregon in the United States. It is known as the Mah-Hah River by the Cayuse people. Undammed along its entire length, the river is the fourth longest ...

on March 15, 1902, and closed on October 14, 1922. The first postmaster was William G. McDonald.

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Former populated places in Sherman County, Oregon Unincorporated communities in Sherman County, Oregon 1904 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1904 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{ShermanCountyOR-geo-stub