Danville, Arkansas, United States

🇺🇸 Danville is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. Along with Dardanelle, it is one of two county seats for Yell County.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11 km²), of which 4.2 square miles (11 km²) is land and 0.1-square-mile (0.26 km²) (1.40%) is water.

History After Yell County was created in 1840, local commissioners met to select a site for the county seat, settling on what is now Danville as the best location. The city was laid out in December 1841 by James Briggs, James Williams, and Nerick Morse. The home of William Peevy in Monrovia, a few miles north of Danville, was used as a temporary county seat in the interim. The city was named after the steamboat Danville, which plied the Petit Jean River in the 1840s. A log courthouse was constructed at Danville in 1844, though this was replaced by a frame building by 1850. A Masonic lodge was organized in Danville in the late 1840s. The number of creeks in the area led to the construction of numerous water power mills around Danville.

Economy: Industry The primary industry/employer is poultry farming and processing, along with other forms of agriculture.

Danville is home to a municipal airport, Danville Municipal Airport, with a 0.84 mile runway (4,466 ft). The airport his home to 10 aircraft and averages 67 flight a week. The airport includes amentias such as 24/7 self-fuel service, private hangers, and a pilot's lounge.

The small town is also the hometown of Chambers Bank that has locations all across western Arkansas.