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Welcome to Danieltown ...

Danieltown is located in Brunswick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Danieltown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Danieltown is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Danieltown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Danieltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Danieltown - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Danieltown ...

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

  • South Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackstone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Victoria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenbridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrenceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • La Crosse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McKenney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brodnax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Alberta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danieltown ...

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

Adding Danieltown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Danieltown 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 (so far) for Danieltown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Danieltown post office opened in 1901. The Danieltown post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danieltown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Brunswick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Danieltown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/