Welcome to Danby ...

Danby is located in Jefferson 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 1883.

Danby is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Danby: (636)

Communities Also Named Danby ...

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

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

Communities near Danby ...

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

• Festus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
• Waterloo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monroe County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Bonne Terre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <4>
• De Soto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Pevely
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <4>
• Desloge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
  • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
• Crystal City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
• Sainte Genevieve
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <4>
• Herculaneum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <4>
• Red Bud
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Red Bud is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <4>

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 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.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Danby. See our Newspapers Page for 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Danby post office opened in 1883.

We also found Danby in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/