Welcome to Davenport ...

Davenport is located in Buchanan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davenport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

When the people of Davenport refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Davenporter<3>

Davenport is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Davenport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Davenport: (276)

Communities Also Named Davenport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Davenport - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Davenport ...

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

• Richlands
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <5>
• Lebanon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Honaker
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <5>
• Clintwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <5>
• Grundy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <5>
• Elkhorn City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <5>
• Saint Paul
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Haysi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <5>
• Clinchco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <5>
• Cleveland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people

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 Davenport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davenport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davenport ...

Looking for more information about Davenport? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Davenport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Davenport.

Adding Davenport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davenport 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 Davenport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Davenport post office opened in 1881.

We also found Davenport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davenport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/