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Welcome to Devereaux ...

Devereaux is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Devereaux, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Devereaux is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Devereaux: 517

Communities Also Named Devereaux ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Devereaux - they are located in New Brunswick and New York.

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

Communities near Devereaux ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Devereaux ...

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

Adding Devereaux to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Devereaux 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 Devereaux was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Devereaux post office opened in 1873.

We also found Devereaux in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Devereaux.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Devereaux - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/