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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Danville

Brief History
Danville was charatered on October 31, 1786 by the Vermont Legislature. Villages and hamlets in Danville include: Danville, Greenbank Hollow, Harvey's Hollow (formerly South Danville), North Danville, and West Danville. The population was 2,196 at the 2010 census.

Historical Data
Danville, Vermont USGenWeb Page

Town Histories
Village in the hills : a history of Danville, Vermont, 1786-1995, by Susannah Clifford (1995) - find this book in a library.

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
The probate district for Danville is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

City Directories
Danville Business Directory, 1887 – 1888.

Maps
1875 map of Danville

1875 map of North, West and South Danville

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Danville. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Caledonia County, website at this link.


 * Bennett Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Danville Green Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Dole Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Massey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pettengill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pope Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ward Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Searchable Cemetery listings available at Danville, Vermont USGenWeb Page.

Cemetery records of the town of Danville, Vermont are available on microfilm from the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1747 -2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Danville Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1788-1904; indexes to land records, 1788-1988.

Danville Town Clerk Office 36 U.S. 2 P.O. Box 183 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-3352 Email: danvtc36@yahoo.com

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
Pope Memorial Library 121 Park St. PO Box 273 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-2256 Website: http://popememoriallibrary.org/

Danville Historical Society 121 Hill St. PO Box 274 Danville, VT 05828 Phone: (802) 684-2055 Website: http://danvillevthistorical.org/