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Welcome to Danforth ...

Danforth is located in Hand County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Danforth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Danforth is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Danforth: 605

Communities Also Named Danforth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Danforth - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri and Ontario.

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

Communities near Danforth ...

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

  • Miller
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wessington Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Lawrence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Wessington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gann Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ames
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ames is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Crow Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
  • Virgil
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Wolsey
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ree Heights
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danforth ...

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

Adding Danforth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Danforth 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 (so far) for Danforth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Danforth post office opened in 1884. The Danforth post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danforth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Hand, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Danforth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/