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Welcome to Davidson ...

Davidson is located

Davidson is located in Burleson County<1>.

When the people of Davidson refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Davidsonian<2>

Davidson is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Davidson: 979

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, South Carolina and Tennessee (2).

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.

  • Caldwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Somerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Snook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Frenstat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
  • Birch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Birch is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
  • Deanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lyons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tunis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
  • Cooks Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
  • San Antonio Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie

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 (so far) for Davidson was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davidson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Burleson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Davidson refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Davidson may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davidson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.