Welcome to Davis Dam ...

Davis Dam is located in Mohave County<1>.

The location of Davis Dam has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davis Dam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

Davis Dam is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Davis Dam lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Davis Dam and travel west, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Davis Dam lies within the (928) area code.

Communities Also Named Davis Dam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Davis Dam - it's located in Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Davis Dam.

Communities near Davis Dam ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Davis Dam.

• Bullhead City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead City
  • Bullhead City is located in Mohave County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead City <4>
• Hardyville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
  • Hardyville is located in Mohave County
• Mojave City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mojave City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave City
  • Mojave City is located in Mohave County
• Fort Mohave
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mohave
  • Fort Mohave is located in Mohave County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mohave <4>
• Mesquite Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Creek
  • Mesquite Creek is located in Mohave County
• Oatman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatman
  • Oatman is located in Mohave County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oatman <4>
• Oldtrails ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtrails
  • Oldtrails is located in Mohave County
• Mojave Ranch Estates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mojave Ranch Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave Ranch Estates
  • Mojave Ranch Estates is located in Mohave County
• Mohave Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohave Valley
  • Mohave Valley is located in Mohave County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohave Valley <4>
• Willow Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
  • Willow Valley is located in Mohave County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Davis Dam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davis Dam.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Davis Dam. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davis Dam.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis Dam. See our Newspapers Page for Davis Dam.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davis Dam ...

Looking for more information about Davis Dam? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Davis Dam, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Davis Dam.

Adding Davis Dam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davis Dam in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Davis Dam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Davis Dam post office opened in 1950.

We also found Davis Dam on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davis Dam.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Davis Dam. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/