Welcome to Devault ...

Devault is located in Chester County<1>.

The location of Devault has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Devault, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Devault is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Devault: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Devault ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Devault - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Devault ...

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

• Norristown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <5>
• Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• Pottstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• West Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Lansdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Phoenixville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Coatesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Yeadon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <5>
• Darby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <5>
• Lansdowne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Devault ...

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

Adding Devault to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Devault 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 Devault was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Devault post office opened in 1885.

We also found Devault in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Devault.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Devault. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/