Welcome to Davisport ...

Davisport is located in Martin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davisport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

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

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

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

The telephone area code for Davisport: (606)

Communities near Davisport ...

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

• Paintsville
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• Louisa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
• Fort Gay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Inez
  (4 miles [6.4 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Blaine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <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 Davisport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davisport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davisport ...

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

Adding Davisport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davisport 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 Davisport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Davisport post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davisport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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