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Welcome to West Danville ...

West Danville is located in Caledonia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Danville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for West Danville: W. Danville

West Danville is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Danville: 802

The ZIP code for West Danville: 05873<3>

Communities Also Named West Danville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Danville - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near West Danville ...

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

  • Saint Johnsbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Lyndon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
  • Hardwick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
  • East Montpelier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Montpelier is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Danville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Danville is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
  • Wolcott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolcott is located in Lamoille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Burke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Burke is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Barnet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnet is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
  • Calais
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Calais is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
  • Lisbon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lisbon is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <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 West Danville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Danville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Danville ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

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

Adding West Danville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Danville 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 West Danville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Danville post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Danville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Caledonia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Danville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as West Danville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Danville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/