Fort Davis

History

It was the site of Fort Davis, established in 1854 on the San Antonio–El Paso Road through West Texas and named after Jefferson Davis, who was then the secretary of war under President Franklin Pierce. It was re-established in 1867 following the civil war.

Geography

Fort Davis is located in southeastern Jeff Davis County at the southeastern foot of the Davis Mountains. Texas State Highway 17 (State Street) passes through the center of town, leading northeast to Interstate 10 at Balmorhea and southwest to Marfa. Texas State Highway 118 joins Highway 17 through the center of Fort Davis, but leads northwest through the Davis Mountains to Interstate 10 and southeast to Alpine. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• White-winged Dove

  Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,571
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  7,890
• Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

  Aphelocoma woodhouseii (S.F.Baird, 1858) · Aves
  7,371
• Acorn Woodpecker

  Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  7,066
• Canyon Towhee

  Melozone fusca (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  6,965
• Chipping Sparrow

  Spizella passerina (Bechstein, 1798) · Aves
  6,655
• Black-crested Titmouse

  Baeolophus atricristatus (Cassin, 1850) · Aves
  6,241
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,122

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2026-08-14
  22 km SE of Lindsay, Texas
• M 2.5 — 2026-08-03
  22 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas
• M 2.7 — 2026-07-24
  18 km NW of Toyah, Texas
• M 2.7 — 2026-04-07
  17 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas
• M 2.5 — 2026-04-03
  31 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas
• M 2.6 — 2026-03-27
  26 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas