Welcome to Daus ...
Daus is located in Sequatchie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Daus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1827.
Daus is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Daus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Daus (for example, toward Mowbray), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Daus: 423 & 729<3>
Communities near Daus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Daus.
- Chattanooga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Soddy - Daisy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Middle Valley Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
- Red Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Signal Terrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Harrison Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Dunlap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 Daus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Daus.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Daus. 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 Daus.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Daus. See our Newspapers Page for Daus.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Daus ...
Looking for more information about Daus? 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 Daus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Daus.
Adding Daus to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Daus 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 Daus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Daus post office opened in 1827. The Daus post office closed in 1873.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Daus.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sequatchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Daus - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Daus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Daus 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/ |