The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusDanville is a town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 660 at the 2020 census. Danville was incorporated in 1911 and named for Dan Rock, the town's first postmaster. Danville was formerly known as Newport and Red House.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 691 to 672 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Danville yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Danville’s history is told.
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Danville, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Danville is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Danville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Madison National Bank in Madison, 1.4 miles away.
Danville and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.