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Welcome to Davistown ...

Davistown is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davistown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

Davistown is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Davistown: 412, 724 & 878<3>

Communities Also Named Davistown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Davistown: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in Fayette County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 7 communities that are also named Davistown - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky (2), North Carolina (2) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Davistown ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
  • Uniontown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Westover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <4>
  • Waynesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Masontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Granville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Centerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Brownsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Star City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Barrackville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Barrackville is located in Marion County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 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 Davistown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davistown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davistown ...

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

Adding Davistown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davistown 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 Davistown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Davistown post office opened in 1849. The Davistown post office closed in 1978.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davistown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davistown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 412 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 724 or 878. New phone numbers in the Davistown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 412, 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Davistown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/