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Welcome to West Danville ...

West Danville is located in Boyle County<1>.


The location of West Danville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for West Danville: W. Danville

West Danville is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave West Danville and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

West Danville lies within the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named West Danville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Danville - it's located in Vermont.

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

Communities near West Danville ...

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

  • Harrodsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
  • Wilmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
  • Stanford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Junction City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Boyle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
  • Burgin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crab Orchard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
    • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
  • Perryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hustonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
    • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <4>
  • Mackville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Mackville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 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 West Danville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Danville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Danville ...

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

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Boyle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Danville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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