Welcome to Devenport ...
So far, we found very little information about Devenport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Devenport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Devenport, please Contact Us.
Devenport would have been located within present day Warren County<2>.
The location of Devenport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Devenport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Devenport is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Devenport was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Devenport, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The location where Devenport once stood is in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Devenport ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Devenport - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Devenport.
Communities near Devenport ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Devenport.
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - McMinnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <5>
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Cannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
- New Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Morrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Morrison is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <5>
- Hollow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Dowelltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowelltown
- Dowelltown is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowelltown <5>
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
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 Devenport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Devenport.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Devenport. 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 Devenport.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Devenport. See our Newspapers Page for Devenport.
Adding Devenport to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Devenport in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Devenport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Devenport post office opened in 1883.
We also found Devenport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Devenport.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Devenport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Devenport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |