Doniphan Map
Doniphan is a village in Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 763 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Grand Island, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town of Doniphan was platted by local pioneer William J. Burger in 1879 as a midway point between Hastings and Grand Island on the St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad. It was named for Col. John Doniphan of Saint Joseph, Missouri, an attorney for the railroad.
Doniphan is located at 40°46?25?N 98°22?17?W / 40.77361°N 98.37139°W / 40.77361; -98.37139 (40.773548, -98.371513).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land.
Nearby cities include Grand Island, Giltner, Phillips, Wood River, Hastings.