Danville (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

United States Virginia  Pittsylvania County  Danville (Independent City)

Description
The City of Danville is located in the West-Central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named by Colonel William Byrd.

Courthouse
For additional records, see Pittsylvania County.

Parent County
1890 -- Danville was created in 1890 from Pittsylvania County.

Cemeteries
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records, 1833-2006 (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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 . [Includes a section on Danville silversmiths.]

Birth

 * 1874-1879 - Danville Birth Index 1874-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Danville Virginia Family History Center