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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Davisville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Davisville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Davisville is located in Macon County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macon County: Bullock, Elmore, Lee, Montgomery, Russell & Tallapoosa.

Below are the counties that are near Davisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davisville:

  • Macon County     (The home county of Davisville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Tuskegee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Armstrong
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Armstrong is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Fort Davis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hardaway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Hardaway is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
    • Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • La Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • La Place is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
    • Calebee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Calebee is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
    • Society Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Society Hill is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
    • Hornady
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hornady is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
    • Notasulga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Shorter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Liberty City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Liberty City is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
  • Barbour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Spring Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Comer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Comer is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Bullock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Union Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fitzpatrick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
    • Three Notch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
    • Mitchell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Pine Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Inverness
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Inverness is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Postoak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Postoak is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Smuteye
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Smuteye is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
    • Perote
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Perote is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
  • Chambers County
    • Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Waverly is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Tallassee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ware
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ware is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
    • Kent
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
    • Claud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Claud is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
    • Eclectic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hale County
    • Erie ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Erie is located in Hale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Loachapoka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Marvyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Marvyn is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
    • Ridgewood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beauregard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Beauregard is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Roxana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Roxana is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • The Bottle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bottle is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
    • Chewacla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chewacla is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
    • Gwen Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
    • Opelika
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Prince Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Cecil
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cecil is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Waugh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Waugh is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
    • Mount Meigs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
    • Pine Level
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Pike Road
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Saco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Saco is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Linwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Linwood is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Hurtsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Rutherford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rutherford is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
    • Hatchechubbee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
    • Hugley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hugley is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
    • Crawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Crawford is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Seale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Tallapoosa City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
    • East Tallassee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
    • Reeltown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
    • Church Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Susannah ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
    • Agricola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davisville, see our County-by-County Page for Davisville.

Cemeteries Near Davisville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davisville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Davisville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.

  • Ligon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cloud Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ft. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitlow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rush Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Andrews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (286 more) ...
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • St. Mark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Davisville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davisville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.

  • Cotton Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
  • Tuskegee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fort Davis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Warriorstand
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Warriorstand is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand
  • Chehaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Chehaw is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehaw
  • Suspension
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Suspension is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suspension
  • Creek Stand
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Creek Stand is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • La Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • La Place is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
  • Guerryton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Guerryton is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerryton
  • Alliance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alliance is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Thompson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompson is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Union Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cross Keys
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cross Keys is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Society Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Society Hill is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davisville.

Newspapers Published in Davisville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davisville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davisville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davisville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Davisville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Davisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.