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.

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Davis would have been located within present day Howard County<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 on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Davis is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Davis was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Davis ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Davis, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Davis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Davis: This one is located in Howard County and the other is located in Frederick County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 50 communities that are also named Davis - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maine, 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.

• Baltimore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Laurel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Westminster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Mount Airy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Sykesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• Laytonsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laytonsville
  • Laytonsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laytonsville <5>
• Brookeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeville
  • Brookeville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeville <5>
• Ellicott City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellicott City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott City
  • Ellicott City is located in Howard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellicott City <5>
• Milford Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Mill
  • Milford Mill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford Mill <5>
• Oakwood Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
  • Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County

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 on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/