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Introduction ...

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 Davisville (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 Davisville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Davisville is located in Lawrence County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Johnson, Martin, Morgan & Wayne (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Davisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davisville:

  • Lawrence County     (The home county of Davisville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Wilbur ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
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    • Cordell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cordell is located in Lawrence County
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    • Blaine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cando ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cando is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
    • Mattie ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattie is located in Lawrence County
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    • Martha
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Martha is located in Lawrence County
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    • Charley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Charley is located in Lawrence County
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    • Noris ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Noris is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
    • Prosperity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
    • Skaggs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
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    • Cherokee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
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    • Ellen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellen is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
  • Boyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Boltsfork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
    • Big Sandy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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    • Durbin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Durbin is located in Boyd County
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    • Rush
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lockwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lockwood is located in Boyd County
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    • Mavity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mavity is located in Boyd County
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    • Cannonsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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    • Princess
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Princess is located in Boyd County
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  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Beetle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beetle is located in Carter County
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    • Jeriel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jeriel is located in Carter County
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    • Willard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Willard is located in Carter County
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    • Denton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Denton is located in Carter County
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    • Mount Savage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mount Savage is located in Carter County
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    • Hitchins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hitchins is located in Carter County
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    • Leon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Leon is located in Carter County
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    • Grayson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Grahn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Grahn is located in Carter County
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    • Pactolus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pactolus is located in Carter County
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    • Mountain Top
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain Top is located in Carter County
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    • Counts Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
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  • Elliott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Isonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Isonville is located in Elliott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
    • Bell City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bell City is located in Elliott County
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    • Bruin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bruin is located in Elliott County
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    • Newfoundland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
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    • Sandy Hook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ibex
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ibex is located in Elliott County
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    • The Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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    • Gimlet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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    • Ault
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ault is located in Elliott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Auxier
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Auxier is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
    • Prestonsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Watergap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Watergap is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
    • Blue River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Blue River is located in Floyd County
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    • Dwale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dwale is located in Floyd County
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    • Allen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • David
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • David is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
    • Goodloe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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    • Banner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ivel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Manton ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Manton is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
    • Martin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Greenup County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hopewell is located in Greenup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hunnewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Flatgap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Flatgap is located in Johnson County
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    • Sitka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sitka is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Lowmansville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
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    • Nippa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Nippa is located in Johnson County
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    • Volga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Volga is located in Johnson County
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    • Wittensville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Wittensville is located in Johnson County
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    • Fuget
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fuget is located in Johnson County
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    • Keaton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Keaton is located in Johnson County
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    • Redbush
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Redbush is located in Johnson County
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    • Staffordsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tutor Key
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
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    • Whitehouse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
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  • Magoffin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Lacey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacey is located in Magoffin County
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    • Wheelersburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
    • Flat Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
    • Painters Lick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
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    • Falcon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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    • Logville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Logville is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
    • Maggard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Maggard is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
    • Cisco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cisco is located in Magoffin County
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    • Ivyton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
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    • Salyersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Edna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Edna is located in Magoffin County
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    • Elsie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elsie is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Tomahawk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tomahawk is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Inez
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Debord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hode
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hode is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
    • Beauty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Beauty is located in Martin County
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    • Warfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lovely
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lovely is located in Martin County
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    • Pilgrim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pilgrim is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Ophir
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ophir is located in Morgan County
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    • Crockett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Crockett is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
    • Jeptha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jeptha is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
    • Dingus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Dingus is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
    • Elkfork
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
    • West Liberty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Malone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Malone is located in Morgan County
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    • Wrigley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wrigley is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
    • Yocum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Yocum is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
    • Cannel City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
    • Grassy Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
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    • Mize
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mize is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Pike County
    • Gulnare
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulnare is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Minor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Minor is located in Rowan County
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    • Elliottville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elliottville is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
  • Wolfe County
    • Belknap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Belknap is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
  • Mingo County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Greyeagle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
    • Kermit
      (24 miles [38.6 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 <1>
  • Wayne County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
    • Fort Gay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Effie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
    • Hubbardstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
    • Dunlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
    • Stonecoal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
    • Echo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Doane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
    • Centerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Wilsondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
    • Armilda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
    • Wayne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davisville, see our County-by-County Page for Davisville.

Cemeteries Near Davisville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davisville.

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 Davisville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.

  • Marvin Sparks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pack & Chandler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cordle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brushy Creek Cemetery (?)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Swetnam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salyers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Blaine Creek Road Cemetery #2 (?)
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (940 more) ...

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.<2>

While we didn't find Davisville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davisville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.

  • Wilbur ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
  • Sip
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sip is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sip
  • Blaine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Flatgap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Flatgap is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
  • Martha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martha is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Lowmansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
  • Charley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Charley is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
  • Prosperity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Skaggs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
  • Redbush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Redbush is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
  • Fuget
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fuget is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
  • Cherokee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ulysses ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
    • Georges Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
    • Adams
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Adams is located in Lawrence County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davisville.

Newspapers Published in Davisville ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davisville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davisville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davisville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Davisville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Davisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.