Welcome to Davella ...

Davella is located in Martin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davella, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

Davella is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Davella, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Davella is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities near Davella ...

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

• Paintsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• Prestonsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
• Williamson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <4>
• Coal Run Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Inez
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
• Martin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Kermit
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <4>
• Warfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <4>
• Allen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• Tomahawk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
  • Tomahawk is located in Martin 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 Davella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davella.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davella ...

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

Adding Davella to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davella 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 Davella was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davella.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/