Welcome to Danby ...

Danby is located in Tompkins 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 1814.

Danby is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Danby lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Danby: (607)

Websites for Danby ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Danby, the following might be of interest:

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, Missouri, 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.

• Ithaca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Lansing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Groton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Dryden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
• Trumansburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Montour Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• Newark Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <4>
• Candor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <4>
• Spencer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <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 1814.

We also found Danby in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/