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Welcome to Dantown ...

So far, we found very little information about Dantown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dantown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dantown, please Contact Us.


Dantown would have been located within present day Barbour County<2>.


The location of Dantown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Dantown is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Dantown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Dantown once stood is in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Dantown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dantown - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Dantown ...

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

  • Bridgeport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
  • Elkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Buckhannon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grafton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Philippi
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Belington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stonewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
    • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Parsons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Anmoore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anmoore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anmoore
    • Anmoore is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anmoore <6>
  • Junior
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
    • Junior is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people

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

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

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 Dantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dantown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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