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 Saint Charles Parish<2>.

The location of Davis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Davis is near sea level<4>.

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

If Davis still existed, it would have been in the (985) area code.

Communities Also Named Davis ...

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

• New Orleans
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Orleans
  • New Orleans is located in Orleans Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Orleans <5>
• Kenner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <5>
• Gretna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
• Harahan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <5>
• Westwego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
  • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <5>
• Jean Lafitte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
  • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
• Boutte
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boutte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutte
  • Boutte is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boutte <5>
• New Sarpy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sarpy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sarpy
  • New Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sarpy <5>
• Hahnville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnville
  • Hahnville is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hahnville <5>
• River Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
  • River Ridge is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for River Ridge <5>

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 for Davis was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Davis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Charles Parish: www.stcharlesparish-la.gov/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/