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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Danville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Danville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Danville, please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Danville is historic, it would have been located within present day Houston County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Benton, Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery & Stewart.
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:
- Houston County (The home county of Danville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- McKinnon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Faxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Big Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brevards Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Wildlife Cove Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Coxburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Bruceton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Slayden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Vanleer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Woods Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- India
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Conyersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Puryear
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Whitlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Halls Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Johnsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- McEwen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hustburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Hurricane Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bakerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Bethpage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Dotsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Woodlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Cumberland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Indian Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Bumpus Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Snider
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Legate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- New Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Hazel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
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.
- Sykes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mathis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grafried Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cathey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1053 more) ...
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Askew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.
Danville itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 107 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- McKinnon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Faxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Stribling ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stribling is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Stewart
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pace is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Big Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clydeton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clydeton is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydeton
- Tennessee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Manleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woolworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
- Erin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
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 57 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 21 miles [33.8 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Dickson County
- Henry County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart County
- Calloway County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Danville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Danville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |