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Virginia Danville (Independent City)
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Courthouse
Quick Facts
Parent County
1890 Danville was created in 1890 from Pittsylvania County. [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records, 1833-2006 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Church
Court
Land
History
Maps
Military
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.
Newspapers
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 FHL. [Includes a section on Danville silversmiths.]
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Death
Danville, Virginia deaths are included in the Library of Virginia's Death Index of Virginia, 1853-1896, sponsored by The Virginia Genealogical Society, available online - free.
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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