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Welcome to Dango ...

Dango is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dango, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Dango is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Dango, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Dango: 606

Communities near Dango ...

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

  • Berea
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • London
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Brodhead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • McKee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Annville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dabolt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
  • Mullins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Peoples
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peoples is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples

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 Dango. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dango.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dango ...

Looking for more information about Dango? 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 Dango, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dango.

Adding Dango to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dango in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dango was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dango post office opened in 1906. The Dango post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dango.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dango - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/