Welcome to Danville ...
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.
Danville was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Danville would have been located within present day Montgomery County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Danville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Danville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
Time Zone: The area where Danville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Danville once stood is in the (936) area code.
Communities Also Named Danville ...
While we believe that this Danville is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Danville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Comal and Gregg 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.
- Conroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
- Conroe is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <4>
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
- Willis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Willis is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <4>
- Panorama Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
- Cut and Shoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut and Shoot
- Cut and Shoot is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut and Shoot <4>
- New Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- New Waverly is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <4>
- Woodloch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Elmina
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 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 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.
Adding Danville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Danville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Danville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Danville post office opened in 1847.
We also found Danville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Danville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |