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Welcome to Davis ...

So far, we found very little information about Davis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

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

Davis would have been located within present day La Salle Parish<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Davis is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Davis was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Davis was located: 318 & 457<4>

Communities Also Named Davis ...

While we believe that this Davis is located in La Salle Parish, we know of another 2 Louisiana communities named Davis. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Catahoula and Saint Charles Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 50 communities that are also named Davis - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), New Hampshire (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Davis ...

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

  • Jena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <5>
  • Olla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <5>
  • Urania
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Clarks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grayson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tullos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Standard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
  • Kelly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Davis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davis in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Davis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Davis post office opened in 1879. The Davis post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davis.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Davis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Davis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Davis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/