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Welcome to Fort Davis ...

Fort Davis is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Davis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Davis: Ft. Davis

Fort Davis is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Fort Davis (for example, toward Cusseta Heights (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Fort Davis: 334 & 483<3>

The ZIP code for Fort Davis: 36031<4>

Communities Also Named Fort Davis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fort Davis - they are located in Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Fort Davis ...

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

  • Tuskegee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Union Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hurtsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Franklin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Midway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Shorter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardaway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hardaway is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
  • Fitzpatrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
  • La Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • La Place is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
  • Three Notch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Davis ...

Looking for more information about Fort 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.

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

Adding Fort Davis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort 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 (so far) for Fort Davis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fort Davis post office opened in 1891.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Davis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Davis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Davis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fort Davis). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Davis or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/