Danville is a town in Twiggs and Wilkinson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, Danville had a population of 165.
The Twiggs County portion of Danville is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area.
Danville was originally called "Hughes", and under that name had its start about 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1905 as the "Town of Danville". The town was named for Daniel G. Hughes, father of U.S. Representative Dudley Mays Hughes.
Danville is located at (32.605607, -83.244762).
Interstate 16 runs northwest to southeast just south of town, leading southeast 137 mi (220 km) to Savannah and northwest 31 mi (50 km) to Macon. The town is also traversed by U.S. Route 80 and Georgia State Route 358.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
, of the 238 people in Danville, 209 lived in Twiggs County and 29 lived in Wilkinson County.
Residents of Twiggs County are in the Twiggs County School District.
Residents of Wilkinson County are in the Wilkinson County School District.