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Welcome to Davisport ...

Davisport is located in Martin County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

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)
  • Prestonsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fort Gay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Inez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Martin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Kermit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
  • Warfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • 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 <3>
  • Blaine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 (so far) for Davisport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Davisport post office opened in 1912. The Davisport post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davisport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Martin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davisport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/