Welcome to Danoby ...
So far, we found very little information about Danoby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Danoby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Danoby, please Contact Us.
Danoby would have been located within present day Custer County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Danoby is 6,000 feet [1,829 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Danoby is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Danoby was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Danoby was located: 605
Communities near Danoby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Danoby.
- Spokane ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spokane is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,237 people
- Custer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sanator
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sanator is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanator
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,350 people
- Hill City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Estimated population in 2014: 447 people
- Keystone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
- Pringle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
- Harney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harney is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Estimated population in 2014: 64 people
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 Danoby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Danoby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Danoby. 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 Danoby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Danoby. See our Newspapers Page for Danoby.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Danoby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Danoby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |