Welcome to West Danby ...

West Danby is located in Tompkins County<1>.

The location of West 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 West Danby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for West Danby: W. Danby

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

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

The area code for West Danby: (607)

Websites for West Danby ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

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

Communities near West Danby ...

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

• Ithaca
  (8 miles [12.9 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>
• Horseheads
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <4>
• Lansing
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
• Dryden
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Watkins Glen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Trumansburg
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Montour Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• Newark Valley
  (18 miles [29 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Danby ...

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

Adding West Danby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Danby post office opened in 1850.

We also found West 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 West Danby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West 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/