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Welcome to Davisville ...

Davisville is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Davisville is located in Angelina County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davisville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Davisville is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Davisville: 936

Communities Also Named Davisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Davisville: This one is located in Angelina County and the other is located in Leon County.

Beyond Texas, there are 17 communities that are also named Davisville - they are located in Alabama (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Davisville ...

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

  • Lufkin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
    • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <3>
  • Nacogdoches
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hudson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Angelina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
  • Diboll
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Huntington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Angelina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <3>
  • Wells
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
  • Burke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Angelina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Clawson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
    • Clawson is located in Angelina County
  • River Crest Estates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
    • River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
  • Woodlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County

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 Davisville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davisville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davisville ...

Looking for more information about Davisville? 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 Davisville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Davisville.

Adding Davisville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davisville 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 Davisville was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Davisville in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Davisville post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davisville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Angelina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davisville - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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