Welcome to Danciger ...

Danciger is located on the Gulf Coast.

Danciger is located in Brazoria County<1>.

The location of Danciger has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Danciger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1934.

Danciger is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Danciger lies within the (979) area code.

The ZIP code for Danciger: 77431<4>

Communities near Danciger ...

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

• Bay City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Matagorda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <5>
• Wharton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
  • Wharton is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wharton <5>
• West Columbia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <5>
• Sweeny
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
  • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <5>
• Needville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needville
  • Needville is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needville <5>
• Brazoria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
  • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <5>
• Fairchilds
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchilds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
  • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
• Holiday Lakes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
  • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
• Bailey's Prairie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
  • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
• Pledger
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
  • Pledger is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danciger ...

Looking for more information about Danciger? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Danciger, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Danciger.

Adding Danciger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Danciger 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 Danciger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Danciger post office opened in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danciger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Danciger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/