Welcome to Davis ...

The town of Davis is located in Turner County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Davis has a population of 87 people<3> (see below for details).

Davis is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Davis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Davis lies within the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Davis had an population of 87 people. This is an increase of 2.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Davis had a population of 85 people. This makes Davis the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Davis represents 0.01% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 321st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 85 people, the population of Davis decreased 18.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 104 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Davis.

Communities Also Named Davis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Davis - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), New Hampshire (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Davis ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Tea
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
  • Tea is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <5>
• Lennox
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
  • Lennox is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <5>
• Beresford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • Beresford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Former name for Beresford:
  • Paris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <5>
• Parker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>
• Worthing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing
  • Worthing is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthing <5>
• Centerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Viborg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viborg
  • Viborg is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viborg <5>
• Irene
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Irene is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <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 Davis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davis ...

Looking for more information about Davis? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Davis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Davis.

Adding Davis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Davis post office opened in 1893.

We also found Davis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/