Danville, Vermont - Home Page
Welcome to the Danville, Vermont web site. Please note that this site is designed primarily for use by genealogists and is not intended to be the official town site.
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Villages and hamlets in Danville include: Danville, Greenbank Hollow, Harvey's Hollow, North Danville, West Danville.
It should be noted that Town Clerks as a rule no longer will perform research but will assist researchers when they visit the town offices.
For current information for Danville, visit their website at: Town of Danville
For current information for the court, visit their website at: Caledonia County Probate Court
Choate-Sias Historical House, 121 Hill
Street, Danville, VT 05828
Mailing Address:
PO Box 274, Danville, VT 05828
Phone: (802) 684-2055
Website:Danville
Historical Society
Email: [email protected]
Hours and Admission: Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon - 7:00 PM
Contact: Sharon Lakey, Director
1790 Census
1800 Census
1810 Census
1820 Census
Census reporting ends with the 1820 census. There were over 50 separate items of data gathered in the 1830 census. That fact and that names are not in alphabetical order make it impractical to report later years.
The Brainard Memorial Library on Bruce Badger Highway does not have a website.
The names and locations of historic Danville schools were derived from old copies of topographical maps.
Danville, VT Schools of the Past
Danville Congregational Church
Danville Old North Church
Digging Deep Unearthing the Mysteries of Burial and Cemetery Laws
Caledonia County Cemeteries
Courtesy of Paul DesTroismaisons and Janice Boyko. Some listings of interments and GoogleMaps.
Danville Green Cemetery_Listing Courtesy of Paul DesTroismaisons and Janice Boyko.
Danville Dole Cemetery_Listing Courtesy of Paul DesTroismaisons and Janice Boyko.
Following is a list of all cemeteries in Danville with directions as to how to reach each one. Photos of the cemeteries are also provided. Please click on the image to see a full size view.
Full listings of gravestones in each cemetery is on my list of things to do. The names given to the cemeteries may differ from other sources but they are the names used by the town. Photos of the cemeteries are also provided. Please click on the
image to see a full size view.
Following photos provided by Brett Elliott. This appears to be the oldest stone in any of the Danville cemeteries and to the best of Brett's ability, reads: SJS, Samuel x Stevens, was born in 1723, and died 1795.
Some Old Photos of Danville -- Instructions will be shown on that site.
Vermont Historical Gazetteer - Courtesy: Rod Skinner
Local History for Vermont towns.
HomePage for Upper Connecticut River Valley
Lots of other genealogical information.
Other Listings of Interest, Courtesy - Janice Boyko
Cyndi's List for Caledonia County Vermont