Welcome to Davenport ...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. Davenport would have been located within present day Ocean County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Davenport, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Davenport referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Davenporter<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Davenport is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Davenport was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Davenport ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Davenport: This one is located in Ocean County and the other is located in Morris County. Beyond New Jersey, there are 22 communities that are also named Davenport - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Davenport. Communities near Davenport ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Davenport.
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 Davenport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davenport. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Davenport. 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 Davenport. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Davenport. See our Newspapers Page for Davenport. Adding Davenport to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Davenport in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Davenport was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Davenport. Footnotes ...
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