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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 Code for Daus: 423

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soddy - Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy - Daisy
    • Soddy - Daisy is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soddy - Daisy <3>
  • Soddy Lake Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soddy Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
    • Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
  • Middle Valley Estates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Valley Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
    • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
    • Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
  • Harrison Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
    • Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jasper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Jasper is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <3>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jasper
    • From Daus to Jasper

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 for Daus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Daus post office opened in 1827.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Daus.

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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