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Welcome to Davis Station ...

So far, we found very little information about Davis Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Davis Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Davis Station, please Contact Us.


Davis Station would have been located within present day Lyon County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Davis Station: Davis Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Davis Station is 4,210 feet [1,283 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Davis Station is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Davis Station was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Davis Station was located: 775

Communities Also Named Davis Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Davis Station - they are located in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Davis Station ...

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

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

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

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

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 Davis Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davis Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.