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Welcome to Dant ...

Although we found mention of Dant during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Dant was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Dant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dant, please Contact Us.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Dant, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Dant is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Dant might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Dant (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

We believe that Dant would be found within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Dant ...

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

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

Communities near Dant ...

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

  • Bardstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
  • Hodgenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Springfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
  • New Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
  • Loretto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
  • Bradfordsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
    • Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <4>
  • Saint Mary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
    • Saint Mary is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <4>
  • Raywick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gandertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
    • Gandertown is located in Marion County

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 Dant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dant.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dant ...

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

Adding Dant to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Dant on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dant.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Dant and then turned west". While Dant could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Dant as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Dant could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Dant - 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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