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Welcome to Davis Hill ...

Although we found mention of Davis Hill during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Davis Hill was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Davis Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Davis Hill, please Contact Us.


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


Davis Hill is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Davis Hill might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

We believe that Davis Hill would be found within the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Davis Hill ...

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

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

Communities near Davis Hill ...

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

  • Danville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harrodsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
  • Wilmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
  • Stanford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Junction City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Boyle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
  • Burgin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Perryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hustonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
    • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <4>
  • Willisburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
    • Willisburg is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davis Hill ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Davis Hill and then turned west". While Davis Hill could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Davis Hill as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Davis Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davis Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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