Anthony | Attica
| Bluff City | Crystal
Springs | Danville |
Freeport | Harper | Runnymede
| Waldron
Homesteading in Harper County
Danville
Originally named Coleville in honor
of Mrs. E. J. Cole who had laid out the town in 1880, the name
of Danville was given to the Coleville post office on January
25, 1882. A group of people from Danville, Ohio, had settled in
the area in 1880. They were of French heritage and practiced the
Roman Catholic faith. When the town company purchased twelve acres
from Mrs. Cole, they changed the name to Danville in honor of
their former home.
Sources
Sanders, Gwendoline and Paul.
"The Harper County Story". North Newton, Kansas: The
Mennonite Press, 1968
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