Welcome to Davis ...

Davis is located in Madison County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Davis, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Davis is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Davis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Davis: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Davis ...

While we believe that this Davis is located in Madison County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Davis. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clarke and Lowndes County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 50 communities that are also named Davis - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Hampshire (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Davis ...

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

• Madison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Ridgeland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <5>
• Canton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Flora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <5>
• Pickens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
• Maris Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
  • Maris Town is located in Madison County
• Sharpsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
• Sharon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Madison County
• Vaughan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
  • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
• Madisonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Madison 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Davis. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davis ...

Looking for more information about Davis? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Davis.

Adding Davis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davis 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 was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Davis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madison-co.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/