Welcome to Davis ...

Davis is located in Carteret County<1>.

The location of Davis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Davis: DA-vis<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.

Davis is near sea level<4>.

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

Davis is located in the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Davis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), New Hampshire (2), New Jersey, 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.

• Morehead City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
  • Morehead City is located in Carteret County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <5>
• Beaufort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaufort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Beaufort is located in Carteret County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <5>
• Atlantic Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <5>
• Smyrna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
• Stacy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • Stacy is located in Carteret County
• Marshallberg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
  • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
• Otway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
  • Otway is located in Carteret County
• Yucca Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Village
  • Yucca Village is located in Carteret County
• Gloucester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
  • Gloucester is located in Carteret County
• Sealevel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sealevel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealevel
  • Sealevel is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sealevel <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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davis ...

Looking for more information about Davis? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Davis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Davis.

Adding Davis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davis 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 Davis was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Davis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carteret County: www.co.carteret.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/