Welcome to South Danby ...

South Danby is located in Tompkins County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Danby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

A typical abbreviation for South Danby: S. Danby

South Danby is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for South Danby: (607)

Websites for South Danby ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Danby, the following might be of interest:

Communities near South Danby ...

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

• Ithaca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Lansing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Owego
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Groton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Dryden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
• Trumansburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Newark Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <4>
• Candor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <4>
• Spencer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Danby ...

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

Adding South Danby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Danby 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 South Danby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Danby post office opened in 1834.

We also found South Danby in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Danby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/