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Introduction ...

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 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Davis is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Davis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Briscoe
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cave
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cave is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Mackville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Auburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silex
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Silex is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Troy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Whiteside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hawk Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moscow Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Corso
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain N' Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
      • Fountain N' Lakes village
  • Audrain County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Gamma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bellflower
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Jonesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Middletown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • High Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Florence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Montgomery City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Danville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Wellsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Big Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Eolia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sledd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Paynesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paynesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Cyrene
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Annada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Annada is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Ashley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Calumet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bowling Green
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Tarrants
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarrants is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
    • New Harmony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Curryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Curryville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Flint Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Foristell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wentzville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Josephville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Saint Paul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Lake Saint Louis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Melle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • O'Fallon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dardenne Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • All Saints Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
    • Cottleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Peters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Wright City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Truesdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Warrenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pendleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Innsbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Marthasville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Treloar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun County (IL)
  • Greene County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • East Hardin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
    • Eldred
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldred is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <1>
  • Jersey County (IL)
  • Pike County (IL)

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

  • Bricker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Trail Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mumford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Alexandria Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Old Morris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Briscoe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Clary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sulphur Lick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kinion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Howell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (291 more) ...
    • Guthrie Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Davis had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Famous
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Famous is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
  • Briscoe
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mackville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mashek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mashek is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek
  • Troy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Silex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silex is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Okete
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Okete is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okete
  • Auburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Millwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Millwood is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fairview is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Hawk Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Linns Mills ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Linns Mills is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Mills
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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 26 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. 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 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 Davis:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Davis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.