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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Davenport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Davenport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Davenport, 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 Davenport (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 Davenport. 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 Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, 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 Davenport is historic, it would have been located within present day Dade County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dade County: Barton, Cedar, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Davenport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davenport:
- Dade County (The home county of Davenport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Lockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Arcola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Glen Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Pilgrim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Corry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Dadeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Everton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bona
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Layneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bushnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Golden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kenoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lamar Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Irwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Oakton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Nashville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Liberal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Mindenmines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Jerico Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Umber View Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Virgil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Stockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willowville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Caplinger Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- El Dorado Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lebeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Ash Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Carytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Forest Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- La Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- La Russell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Alba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Neck City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Purcell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Medoc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Red Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Round Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Miller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Heatonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Stotts City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Aldrich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Eudora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Fair Play
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Bellamy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Sheldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montevallo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Milo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bronaugh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Moundville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Cornell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cornell is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Curranville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Opolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davenport, see our County-by-County Page for Davenport.
Cemeteries Near Davenport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davenport.
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 Davenport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davenport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Pippenger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newport Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Newport
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Worthen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edgar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harlow - Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kistler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amos Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Davenport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davenport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Golden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sylvania ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvania is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Bushnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Kenoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Lockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Malty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Malty is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malty
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Dudenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dudenville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudenville
- Meinert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meinert is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinert
- Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Kings Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Point is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Arcola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davenport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davenport.
Newspapers Published in Davenport ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davenport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davenport, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davenport.
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 websites either 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 Davenport:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Dade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Cedar County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Vernon County
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Davenport, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davenport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |