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Welcome to Travis ...

Travis is located in Richmond County<1>.

Travis is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Travis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Travis - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina (2), Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Travis ...

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

  • New York
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Newark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Jersey City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Elizabeth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Clifton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Passaic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Union City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Bayonne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • East Orange
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • New Brunswick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Travis ...

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

Adding Travis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Travis 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 Travis was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Travis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Travis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.