Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Danville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Danville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Danville is located in Meigs County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Danville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danville:
- Meigs County (The home county of Danville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Langsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Point Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Middleport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Welshtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Racine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Dorcas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carsey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Armitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Carbondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- The Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Guysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Chauncey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Kyger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Carlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kerr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rio Grande
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Rodney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Westbrook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Pattonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Rempel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Wellston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Petrea
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Coalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Ray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Greasy Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Sherritts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Hales Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Wilkesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Dundas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- McArthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zaleski
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Cabell County (WV)
- Crown City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Millwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Neptune
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Ravenswood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Flatwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Angerona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Willowdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- West Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- New Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gallipolis Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Flatrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Beale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Wood County (WV)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Danville, see our County-by-County Page for Danville.
Cemeteries Near Danville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Danville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Danville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gomer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salem Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Piper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halfhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (809 more) ...
- Van Zant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Danville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Danville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Rowlesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rowlesville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesville
- Salem Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Center is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Hanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hanesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Eno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eno is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- Langsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Ewington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Durgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Durgan is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgan
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Kyger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Dyesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dyesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Danville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danville.
Newspapers Published in Danville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Danville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Danville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Danville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Danville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Danville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Danville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |