Welcome to Danville ...

Danville is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Danville is located in Gregg County<1>.

Danville is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Danville: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Danville ...

While we believe that this Danville is located in Gregg County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Danville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Comal and Montgomery County.

Beyond Texas, there are 47 communities that are also named Danville - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Danville ...

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

• Longview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Longview
  • From Danville to Longview
• Henderson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Henderson
  • From Danville to Henderson
• Gladewater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gladewater
  • From Danville to Gladewater
• White Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <4>
• Hallsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hallsville
  • From Danville to Hallsville
• Overton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Overton
  • From Danville to Overton
• Tatum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
  • Tatum is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tatum
  • From Danville to Tatum
• Arp
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Arp is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arp
  • From Danville to Arp
• New London
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Lakeport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danville ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gregg County: www.co.gregg.tx.us/

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