McDonald, Tennessee

About McDonald

McDonald is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Tennessee.

Officially, McDonald is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.46 square miles.

📰 McDonald News Today

• McDonald's Monopoly returns in October. How to play in Tennessee The Commercial Appeal · Oct 5
• Heather Lee Hope Obituary Jul 24, 2026 Companion Funeral & Cremation Service · Aug 13
• Jane McDonald Obituary - Nashville, TN Dignity Memorial · Sep 19
• Kansas football DC D.K. McDonald recaps ASU, previews Middle Tennessee - The Topeka Capital-Journal The Topeka Capital-Journal · Sep 29
• Obituary information for Robin Matilda Barfield Williamson & Sons Funeral Home · Jul 17

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What Makes McDonald Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named McDonald — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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