The Dictionary of Polish Place Names (Nazwy Miejscowe Polski) explains the origin of place names in Poland and details how the place name changed over time.
Volume II of Nazwy Miejscowe Polski lists four places called Daniłowo. This entry is for a village currently in the Masovian Voivodeship, which belongs to the Szelków parish.
Nazwy Miejscowe Polski indicates that Daniłowo was in the Szelków Gmina, Ostrołęka Voivodeship in the years 1975-1998. Mentions of the village include Daniłowo in 1827, Daniłowo in 1839, Daniłowo, village in 1880, Daniłowo in 1921, Daniłowo, village in 1967, and Daniłowo, -wa in 1980.
Daniłowo is currently a part of the village of Smrock-Kolonia.
Source: Rymut, Kazimierz, ed., Nazwy Miejscowe Polski (Place Names of Poland) – Krakow 1997, Volume II, page 261.
Click the link for a PDF copy of the Nazwy Miejscowe Polski entry for Danilowo. Translated rom the Polish, the entry reads:
Daniłowo (4), part of Smrock-Kolonia, formerly a village, Ostrołęka voivodeship, Szelków gmina: Daniłowo 1827 Tabella I 94; Daniłowo 1839 MpKwat IV 2; Daniłowo, village 1880 SG I 901; Daniłowo 1921 Sk I 77; Daniłowo, village 1967 SM 197; Daniłowo, -wa 1980 WUN I 296. Urszula Bijak
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