Vermont Genealogy Resources -- Danville, Caledonia County
Danville Township, Caledonia County
January 2003

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Official/Political Status

Town


Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets within this Township

Danville, Harvey, Morses Mills, North Danville, South Danville, West Danville


Town Clerk

Virginia W. Morse
P.O. Box 183
Danville, VT 05828
684-3352
684-9606
[email protected]


Web Site

Danville: http://home.att.net/~mensch-family/DanvilleVT.htm

American Local History Network: no info
US GenWeb: http://home.att.net/~local_history/Caledonia-Co-VT.htm#DANVILLE
Vermont Gateway: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/CaledoniaDanville.html
Vertual Vermont: http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/danville.html
Vermont in the Civil War: http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/place/d/danville.shtml

The impeachment of Andrew Johnson:
http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com/ (written by a Danville native)
Benjamin F. Deming, Representative from Danville, VT:
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000226


Population According to the U.S. Federal Census


Town
1791
1800
1810
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890
Danville
1,206
1,514
2,240
2,300
 2,631
 2,633
 2,577
 2,544
 2,216
 2,003
 1,084
Caledonia Co.
2,592
 7,106
 13,714
 15,256
 18,717
 19,718
 22,497
 21,708
 22,235
 23,607
 23,436

 
Town
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
Danville
 1,628
 1,564
 1,494
 1,600
 1,472
 1,312
 1,368
 1,405
 1,705
 1,917
 2,211
Caledonia Co.
 24,381
26,031
25,762
27,253
24,320
24,049
22,786
22,789
25,808
27,846
29,702


Cemeteries & Years in Use

Bennet: 1813-1926
Center-Dole Hill: 1798-1886
Church-Swett (mother & dau): 1847-1850
Danville Green: 1815-present
Drew-Kelsey West: 1813-1982
Drew-Kelsey East: 1813-1925
Massey: 1804-1985
Pettengill-Root Hill: 1810-1928
Pope: 1810-1985
Pumpkin Hill-Morse-Clifford: 1841-1877
Stanton: 1804-1953
Ward: 1829-1965


Local Historical Societies, Libraries & Museums

Danville Historical Archives
Pope Memorial Library
The Green
Danville, VT
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 260
Danville, VT 05828
802-684-2256
The library is a small Colonial Revival structure with original Brussels carpet and oak furnishings. The historical society archives are on the 2nd floor, and there is a case with changing displays of items of local interest. Contact Person: Jean Ashley, Librarian. Hours and Admission: Mon and Wed, 9am – 7pm; Fri, 9am – 6pm; Sat, 9am – noon.




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