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Welcome to Davisville ...

Davisville is located in Merrimack County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davisville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Davisville is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Davisville: 603

Communities Also Named Davisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Hampshire communities named Davisville: This one is located in Merrimack County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond New Hampshire, there are 17 communities that are also named Davisville - they are located in Alabama (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Davisville ...

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

  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Goffstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooksett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Weare
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <3>
  • Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bow is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <3>
  • Belmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pembroke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsborough
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
    • Hillsborough has also been known as:
    • Hillsboro
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <3>
  • New Boston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davisville ...

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

Adding Davisville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davisville 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 (so far) for Davisville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Davisville post office opened in 1885. The Davisville post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davisville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Merrimack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davisville - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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