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Welcome to Danway ...

Danway is located in Chambers County<1>.


The location of Danway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Danway, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Danway is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Danway lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Danway (for example, toward Mountain Hill (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Danway lies within the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Danway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Danway - it's located in Illinois.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Danway.

Communities near Danway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Danway.

  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
  • Opelika
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opelika have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika
    • Opelika is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelika <4>
  • Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <4>
  • Lanett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • LaFayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Camp Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
    • Camp Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
  • Loachapoka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Five Points
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Danway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Danway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Danway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Danway. See our Newspapers Page for Danway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danway ...

Looking for more information about Danway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Danway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Danway.

Adding Danway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Danway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Danway was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danway.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Danway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chambers County: www.chamberscounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chambers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Danway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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