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Introduction ...

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.

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 Davis (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 Davis. 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 Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Davis is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint Charles Parish.

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

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Charles Parish: Jefferson, Lafourche & Saint John the Baptist.

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

  • Saint Charles Parish     (The home parish of Davis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Elkinsville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
      • Elkinsville has also been known as:
      • Freetown
    • Saint Rose
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Destrehan
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lone Star
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Ama
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mimosa Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
    • Luling
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Boutte
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Sarpy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hahnville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Norco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Taft
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Jefferson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • River Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Waggaman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Avondale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Harahan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kenner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <2>
    • Elmwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bridge City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Metairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Westwego
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marrero
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Harvey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Estelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Gheens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Raceland Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Mathews
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Raceland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Godchaux
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Kraemer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lockport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Larose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cut Off
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Chackbay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
    • Bayou Blue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Acadia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
  • Orleans Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • New Orleans
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gentilly Terrace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
    • Gentilly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Milneburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
    • Pine Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
  • Plaquemines Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Belle Chasse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Stella
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Cedar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • English Turn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
    • Scarsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
    • Jesuit Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
    • Linwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Braithwaite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Carlisle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Monsecour
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
    • Myrtle Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
  • Saint Bernard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Arabi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chalmette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Versailles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Meraux
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Saxonholm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
    • Story
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Mohawk City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
    • Violet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Poydras
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
    • Sebastopol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Saint Bernard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Toca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
  • Saint James Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • South Vacherie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
    • Gramercy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lutcher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <2>
    • North Vacherie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
    • Paulina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Vacherie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Lagan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
    • Convent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint James
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Frenier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
    • Laplace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Reserve
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Airy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Akers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Manchac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • Bourg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Davis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davis.

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

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

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

  • Jefferson Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Young Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Restlawn Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Waggaman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Providence Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden of Memories
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shell Mound Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (83 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.

Davis itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Elkinsville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
    • Elkinsville has also been known as:
    • Freetown
  • Ama
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Luling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Boutte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waggaman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hahnville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <2>
  • Sarpy ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpy
  • Vallier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
  • La Branche
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • La Branche is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Branche
  • Westwego
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Killona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Des Allemands
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davis.

Newspapers Published in Davis ...

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 549 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davis, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Davis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.