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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 may 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)
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Davenport Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Kortright
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
    • Shackport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
    • 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)
    • Stamford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • North Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Bovina Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Delhi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • 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)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • New Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Upton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lathams Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Button City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • East Guilford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
  • 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)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Lexington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • South Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
  • 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)
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Sprout Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ames
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ames is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • 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)
      • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Lykers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • Maryland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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)
    • Westville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Westville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Oneonta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Westford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West End
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Decatur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Hartwick Seminary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartwick Seminary is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick Seminary
    • Laurens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • Summit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • 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)
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
    • Richmondville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Blenheim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Seward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Janesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Vintonton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
    • Warnerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Breakabeen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • West Conesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Cobleskill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
    • Belle Ayr
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr

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

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Davenport - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Newell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Butts Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fergusonville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bliven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Davenport Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Meredith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blakely Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Covenanter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (387 more) ...
    • McMinn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Braehead Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilchrist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

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)
    • Fergusonville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
  • Davenport Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Meredith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Kortright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • West Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kortright
  • Maryland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chaseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chaseville is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
  • North Kortright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
  • South Worcester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Worcester is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
  • Schenevus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Davenport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Davenport is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Davenport
  • North Harpersfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
  • 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)
      • Elk Creek is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek

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.

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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Davenport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.