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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 Davenport (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 Davenport. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Davenport is located in Delaware County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Davenport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • Simpsonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
    • Davenport Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Kortright
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Shackport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
    • Harpersfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bloomville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South Kortright
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Hobart is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <1>
    • Stamford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Stamford is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <1>
    • North Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
    • Bovina Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Delhi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
    • Bovina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • New Berlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <1>
    • Mount Upton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Button City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
    • East Guilford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • West Kill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • Cullen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
    • South Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • Buel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
    • Sprout Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ames
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <1>
    • Flat Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
      • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Lykers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
      • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • Schenevus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Portlandville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Colliersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Worcester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
    • Westville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in Otsego County
    • Oneonta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
      • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <1>
    • West End
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in Otsego County
    • Decatur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
    • Mount Vision
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
      • Laurens is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <1>
    • Middlefield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Otsego County
    • Bowerstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
      • Bowerstown is located in Otsego County
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Jefferson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
    • Summit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
    • Beards Hollow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
    • Richmondville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Seward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
    • Janesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Warnerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobleskill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
    • Leesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Mineral Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
    • Broome Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • Highmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Hill <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Davenport ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davenport.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Davenport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Davenport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Davenport.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Davenport.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Davenport:

Cemeteries Near Davenport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davenport.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davenport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.

  • Davenport Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
  • Newell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
  • Butts Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butts Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butts Corners Cemetery
  • Fergusonville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fergusonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fergusonville Cemetery
  • Bliven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bliven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bliven Cemetery
  • Davenport Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Center Cemetery
  • East Meredith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Meredith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Meredith Cemetery
  • Blakely Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakely Cemetery
  • Covenanter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covenanter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covenanter Cemetery
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Hill Cemetery
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (385 more) ...
    • McMinn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMinn Cemetery
    • Braehead Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braehead Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braehead Road Cemetery
    • Gilchrist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilchrist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilchrist Church Cemetery

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Davenport had a population of 533 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Fergusonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fergusonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
    • Fergusonville is located in Delaware County
  • Davenport Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Meredith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Meredith
    • East Meredith is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Meredith <1>
  • West Kortright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kortright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kortright
    • West Kortright is located in Delaware County
  • Maryland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
    • Maryland is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryland <1>
  • Chaseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
    • Chaseville is located in Otsego County
  • North Kortright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
    • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
  • South Worcester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
    • South Worcester is located in Otsego County
  • Schenevus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Davenport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Davenport
    • West Davenport is located in Delaware County
  • North Harpersfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Harpersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
    • North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
  • Portlandville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Colliersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Harpersfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Elk Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
      • Elk Creek is located in Otsego County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davenport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davenport.

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davenport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davenport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4717, Longitude: -74.8446       In this case, the coordinates for Davenport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Davenport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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