[1] The company that founded the community was organized on November 11, 1854.

[2] The community was named, as was the county, for Alexander William Doniphan, a military leader in the Mexican–American War.

[3] A post office was opened in Doniphan on March 3, 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on August 15, 1943.

[4] Doniphan is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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