Danville

Founded before 1840 as trade center, rich plantation area. Many prominent families had Texas beginnings here. At peak, town had 15 businesses, several churches, good schools; refusing right-of-way to Houston & Great Northern Railway in 1870s, lost its people and commerce to new town of Willis, on the railroad. Sheperd Hill Cemetery (at this site) is all that remains of the once-thriving town. Claim to enduring fame lies in memory of Jonathan Lindley, a Danville man who lost his life defending cause of Texas at the Alamo, March 6, 1836.

Danville is a historical marker in Willis, Montgomery County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Montgomery County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 153 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.4774, -95.5224 near Willis. The nearest cataloged historic site is Danville Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wood Cemetery, Calvary Road-Lakeview-Plainview Cemetery, and Esperanza.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5339007872. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.