Danville (Ky.)

Item

Title
Danville (Ky.)
Alternate name
Crows Station (Ky.)
John Crows Station (Ky.)
Description
Originally named for settler John Crow, the town was renamed for Walker Daniel, Kentucky's first district attorney, who surveyed and platted the town on land he had purchased from Crow. Danville was the first capital of Kentucky, and is now the county seat of Boyle County.
Has beginning
1783
Identifier
USGS GNIS ID: 490584
U.S. Census code: 19882
Parent division/institution
Boyle County (Ky.)
Related resource
The official website of Danville, Kentucky
Latitude
37.6456329
Longitude
-84.7721702
Source
Geographic Names Information System
Item sets
Cities and towns--Kentucky

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