Welcome to Danks ...

Danks is located in Saint Landry Parish<1>.

Danks is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Danks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Danks: 337

Communities near Danks ...

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

• Opelousas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelousas
  • Opelousas is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelousas <3>
• Port Barre
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barre
  • Port Barre is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Barre <3>
• Simmesport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
  • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <3>
• Krotz Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krotz Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krotz Springs
  • Krotz Springs is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krotz Springs <3>
• Leonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonville
  • Leonville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonville <3>
• Melville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <3>
• Washington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
• Fordoche
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordoche
  • Fordoche is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordoche <3>
• Morganza
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
  • Morganza is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganza <3>
• Plaucheville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaucheville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaucheville
  • Plaucheville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaucheville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danks ...

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

Adding Danks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Danks 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 Danks was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/