Davis, Texas

Davis, Texas
Davis, Texas
Unincorporated community
	Davis Davis
	Coordinates: 28°47′59″N98°45′26″W / 28.7997003°N 98.7572472°W Coordinates: 28°47′59″N98°45′26″W / 28.7997003°N 98.7572472°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Atascosa
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	830
GNIS feature ID	1379640

Last updated February 08, 2022

Davis, also known as Davistown or Davis Switch, is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 8 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

History

Davis was named for rancher M. M. Davis, who was given a land grant for the San Antonio, Uvalde, and Gulf Railroad in 1914. A post office named Daviston was established in the community in 1925 and remained in operation until 1929, with Joe Key as the first postmaster. The community had a factory, two more businesses, and a few scattered homes in the 1940s, and by the 1980s, only a few homes remained. Its population was eight in 2000.^[2]

Geography

Davis is located along Texas State Highway 97, 8 mi (13 km) southwest of Charlotte in southwestern Atascosa County.^[2]

Education

Davis is served by the Charlotte Independent School District.

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References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Davis, Texas
1 2 Peterson, Linda. "Davis, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-12-30.

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[gnis-1] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Davis, Texas

[Handbook-2] 1 2 Peterson, Linda. "Davis, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-12-30.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Atascosa County, Texas, United States
County seat: Jourdanton
Cities	Charlotte Jourdanton Lytle‡ Pleasanton Poteet	Atascosa County map
Town	Christine
CDP	Leming
Other communities	Amphion Anchorage Black Hill Campbellton Coughran Crown Davis Espey Fashing Hindes Iuka Kyote La Parita Las Gallinas McCoy Peggy Rossville Verdi
Ghost towns	Ditto Dobrowolski Leal
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Davis, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 28°47′59″N98°45′26″W / 28.7997003°N 98.7572472°W / 28.7997003; -98.7572472 Coordinates: 28°47′59″N98°45′26″W / 28.7997003°N 98.7572472°W / 28.7997003; -98.7572472
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Atascosa
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	830
GNIS feature ID	1379640^[1]