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Welcome to Fort Davis (aka 'Davis Fort') ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort Davis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Davis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Davis, please Contact Us.

Fort Davis would have been located within present day Box Elder County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Davis: Ft. Davis

Time Zone: The area where Fort Davis was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The community of Fort Davis has also been called Davis Fort.

Communities Also Named Fort Davis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fort Davis - they are located in Alabama, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Fort Davis ...

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

  • Logan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Ogden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
  • Tremonton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyrum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plain City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Farr West
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Nibley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nibley is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
  • Harrisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Harrisville is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 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 Fort Davis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Davis.

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

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

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 Fort Davis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Box Elder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.