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Introduction ...

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.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Danville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Danville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Danville is historic, it would have been located within present day Sumter County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumter County: Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Terrell & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Danville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danville:

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Danville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Cobb
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • De Soto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leslie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <2>
    • Andersonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
    • Americus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sumter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Thalean
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thalean have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Concord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
    • Plains
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Cordele
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Lamb Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
    • McKenzie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
    • Arabi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Lilly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <2>
    • Vienna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Byromville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dooling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Pinehurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Unadilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <2>
  • Houston County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Chokee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
    • Smithville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Philema
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
      • Philema is located in Lee County
    • Leesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Montezuma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Oglethorpe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ideal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <2>
    • Marshallville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <2>
  • Marion County
    • Putnam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
    • Ellaville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Schley County
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Olivers Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
    • Bronwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Turner County
    • Hobby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Seville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <2>
    • Pitts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Pineview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Warwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Worth County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <2>
    • Cuffietown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuffietown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Danville, see our County-by-County Page for Danville.

Newspapers Published in Danville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Danville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Danville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Danville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Danville:

Cemeteries Near Danville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Danville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.

  • Collier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
  • Bay Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Point Cemetery
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hepzibah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hepzibah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hepzibah Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • DeSoto Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeSoto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeSoto Cemetery
  • Whitsett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitsett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitsett Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Leslie City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kelley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
    • Mt. Bezor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bezor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bezor Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Danville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Danville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.

  • Drayton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
    • Drayton is located in Dooly County
  • Lamar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Sumter County
  • Cobb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • De Soto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Sumter County
  • Parkers ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Parkers is located in Sumter County
  • Leslie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <2>
  • Gatewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
    • Gatewood is located in Sumter County
  • Chokee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Chokee is located in Lee County
  • Richwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Dooly County
  • Vienna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Byromville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dooling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Cordele
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Andersonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Danville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danville.

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Danville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Danville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Danville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0563, Longitude: -83.9874       In this case, the coordinates for Danville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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