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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Davenport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Davenport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Davenport, please Contact Us.
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 Davenport (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 Davenport. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Davenport is historic, it would have been located within present day White County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Davenport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davenport:
- White County (The home county of Davenport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Sunnydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Pangburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Letona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Judsonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kensett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Center Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Higginson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Ida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Almond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Tumbling Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Drasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Heber Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
- Yuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Miller ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Pearson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Faulkner County
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Floral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Thida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Southside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Salado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Locust Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Rosie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Desha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Oil Trough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Magness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Bethesda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Moorefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Jacksonport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Island Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Auvergne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Shoffner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Tupelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Diaz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Campbell Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Airport Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Remmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Marcella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Van Buren County
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davenport, see our County-by-County Page for Davenport.
Cemeteries Near Davenport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davenport.
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 Davenport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davenport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Leggett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burkett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Wilburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55105 <4>
- Wallace Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Goad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Putman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
Davenport itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Little Red
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Pangburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Banner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Ida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Almond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davenport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davenport.
Newspapers Published in Davenport ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davenport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davenport, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davenport.
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 Davenport:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- Woodruff County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Davenport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davenport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |