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Welcome to Danforth ...The village of Danforth is located in Iroquois County<1>. The location of Danforth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Danforth: DAN-ferth<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Danforth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Danforth has a population of 551 people<4> (see below for details). Danforth is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Danforth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Danforth (for example, toward Wolcott (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area codes for Danforth: (815) & (779)<6> The ZIP code for Danforth: 60930<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Danforth had an population of 551 people. This is a decrease of 8.77% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.13% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Danforth had a population of 604 people. This makes Danforth the county's 11th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 604 people, the population of Danforth increased 2.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 587 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Danforth. Communities Also Named Danforth ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Danforth - they are located in Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Ontario and South Dakota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Danforth. Communities near Danforth ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Danforth.
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 Danforth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Danforth. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Danforth. 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 Danforth. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Danforth. See our Newspapers Page for Danforth. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danforth ...Looking for more information about Danforth? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Danforth, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Danforth. Adding Danforth to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Danforth 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 Danforth was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881). We also found Danforth in the book titled .<9> From that list, the Danforth post office opened in 1883. For more details, see References and Mentions for Danforth. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Danforth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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