Welcome to Davistown ...
Davistown is located in Greene County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Davistown (Patience, this may take a moment).
The location of Davistown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: Davistown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Davistown: 724 & 878<4>
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Morgantown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <5>
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <5>
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <5>
- Waynesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Waynesburg is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <5>
- Masontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
- Masontown is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <5>
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <5>
- Star City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Barrackville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Barrackville is located in Marion County (WV)
- 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 for Davistown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Davistown post office opened in 1849.
We also found Davistown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Davistown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Davistown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davistown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 724 code has been Overlayed with the 878 area code. New phone numbers in the Davistown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 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). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |