Welcome to Danby ...

Danby is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Danby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Danby is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Danby lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Danby (for example, toward Lake Havasu City (AZ)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area codes for Danby: (760) and (442)<4>

Communities Also Named Danby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Danby - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Quebec and Vermont.

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

Communities near Danby ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Danby.

• Essex
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Essex is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <5>
• Cadiz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <5>
• Chambless
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambless
  • Chambless is located in San Bernardino County
• Archer ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Archer is located in San Bernardino County
• Chubbuck ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbuck
  • Chubbuck is located in San Bernardino County
• Saltus ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltus
  • Saltus is located in San Bernardino County
• Amboy
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
  • Amboy is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <5>
• Goffs
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs
  • Goffs is located in San Bernardino County
• Bagdad ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Bagdad is located in San Bernardino County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Danby. 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 Danby.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danby ...

Looking for more information about Danby? 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 Danby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Danby.

Adding Danby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Danby 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 Danby was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Danby in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Danby post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/