Welcome to Davisville ...

Davisville is located in Wood County<1>.

The location of Davisville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davisville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Davisville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Davisville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Davisville: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Davisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Davisville: This one is located in Wood County and the other is located in Tucker County.

Beyond West Virginia, 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 Texas (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.

• Parkersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Marietta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Vienna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Belpre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Williamstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <5>
• Belmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
• Elizabeth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• North Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Coolville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
  • Coolville is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <5>
• Cairo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>

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

From that list, the Davisville post office opened in 1854.

We also found Davisville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davisville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/