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Introduction ...

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Danville is primarily located in Twiggs County. A portion of Danville extends into Wilkinson 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 Twiggs County: Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Jones, Laurens & Wilkinson.

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:

  • Twiggs County     (The home county of Danville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Jeffersonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <2>
    • Marion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dry Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Huber
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Coopers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • The Colony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Wheeler Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • East Macon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mogul
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mogul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Mogul is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
    • Rutland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • Walden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
    • Cross Keys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Keys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
      • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cross Keys
      • From Danville to Cross Keys
    • Macon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vinson Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
      • Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
    • Bloomfield Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
      • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
    • Payne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Allentown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Royal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Cochran
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dodge County
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Stathams Landing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Bonaire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Warner Robins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Elberta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
    • Kathleen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <2>
    • Woodard Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Centerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Clinchfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
      • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
    • Belvedere Manor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
      • Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
    • Pitts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • Pitts is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
    • James
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
      • James is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to James
      • From Danville to James
    • Morton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morton
      • From Danville to Morton
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Montrose
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dudley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dublin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cadwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rentz
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
      • Rentz is located in Laurens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <2>
    • East Dublin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Lovett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Echeconnee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Byron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeview
      • From Danville to Lakeview
  • Pulaski County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Gardner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <2>
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Irwinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <2>
    • McIntyre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
      • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <2>
    • Dedrich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Toomsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
      • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <2>
    • Gordon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Beech Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
    • Ivey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Brooks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

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.<5>

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.

  • Allentown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dudley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Irwinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
    • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <2>
  • Fitzpatrick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzpatrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
    • Fitzpatrick is located in Twiggs County
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Westlake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westlake is located in Twiggs County
  • Dexter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Springhaven ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
  • McIntyre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
    • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <2>
  • Toomsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
    • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <2>
  • Empire
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Nameless
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nameless have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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.

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 23 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Danville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Twiggs County: www.twiggscounty.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 32.6065, Longitude: -83.2447    









 

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