Danville (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

United States Virginia  Danville (Independent City)

Parent County
1890 Danville was created in 1890 from Pittsylvania County.

Cemeteries
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records, 1833-2006 (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Civil War
Since Danville was created in 1890 from Pittsylvania County, the Civil War records for Danville will be found in the Pittsylvania County military records.

Occupations

 * Cutten, George Barton. The Silversmiths of Virginia (together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. Richmond, Va.: The Dietz Press, Incorporated, 1952. Available at . [Includes a section on Danville silversmiths.]

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Danville Virginia Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.