Welcome to Davidson ...

Davidson is located in Hampton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davidson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

When the people of Davidson refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Davidsonian<3>

Davidson is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Davidson: (803)

Communities Also Named Davidson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Davidson - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Davidson ...

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

• Walterboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterboro
  • Walterboro is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walterboro <5>
• Ridgeland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <5>
• Hampton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Varnville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <5>
• Estill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
  • Estill is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <5>
• Yemassee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemassee
  • Yemassee is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yemassee <5>
• Furman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Furman is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <5>
• Sheldon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <5>
• Sniders Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
  • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
• Islandton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandton
  • Islandton is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Islandton <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 Davidson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davidson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davidson ...

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

Adding Davidson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Davidson post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davidson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/