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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Travis.