Welcome to Devon ...

Devon is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Devon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Devon is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Devon: (859)

The ZIP code for Devon: 41042<3>

Communities Also Named Devon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Devon - they are located in Alberta, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Devon ...

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

• Cincinnati
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <4>
• Covington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Independence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Norwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Erlanger
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <4>
• Fort Thomas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <4>
• Newport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Reading
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Alexandria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• North College Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North College Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North College Hill
  • North College Hill is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,246 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Devon ...

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

Adding Devon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Devon 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 Devon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Devon post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Devon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Boone County: www.boonecountyky.org/

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