Welcome to Danville ...

So far, we found very little information about Danville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

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

Danville would have been located within present day Houston County<2>.

The location of Danville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Danville, 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 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Danville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Danville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Danville once stood is in the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Danville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Danville - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Dakota, Texas (3), Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Danville ...

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

• Brevards Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
  • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
• Brownsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
• Halls Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
• Pigeon Roost
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Oak Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
• Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
• Camden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Spring Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
• New Johnsonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
  • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <5>
• Throckmorton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
  • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 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 Danville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Danville.

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

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

Adding Danville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Danville 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 Danville was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/