Welcome to Davis ...
Davis is located in Carbon County<1>.
The location of Davis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Davis is 6,930 feet [2,112 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude 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
Davis is within the boundaries of the (307) area code.
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 9 communities that are near Davis.
- Saratoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Saratoga is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <4>
- Grand Encampment
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Encampment came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Encampment
- Grand Encampment is located in Carbon County
- Encampment
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encampment
- Encampment is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encampment <4>
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
- Walcott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Walcott is located in Carbon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <4>
- Elk Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
- Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mountain <4>
- Fort Steele ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Steele
- Fort Steele is located in Carbon County
- Pearl ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Jackson County (CO)
- Keystone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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 for Davis was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
We also found Davis mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Davis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Davis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
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 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davis - 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |