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Welcome to Davis ...

Davis is located in Carbon County<1>.

Davis is 6,930 feet [2,112 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Davis is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Davis lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Davis: 307

Communities Also Named Davis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Davis - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), New Hampshire (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Davis ...

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

  • Saratoga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Encampment
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Grand Encampment is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Encampment
  • Encampment
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Riverside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Milo
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Milo is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Walcott
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Elk Mountain
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Steele ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Fort Steele is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Steele
  • Pearl ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pearl is located in Jackson County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Keystone
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Keystone is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone has also been known as:
    • Douglas Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davis ...

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

Adding Davis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davis 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 Davis was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davis - 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.